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by chubot
3224 days ago
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Wow this sounds really great! I'm impressed that you managed to navigate this area. It sounds like you have a very intelligent approach. It's something I'd like to do, but the networking/politics might keep me out of it. (My family are in the sciences, so I'm familiar with how academia works.) It's a shame it doesn't pay more. On the other hand, getting exposed to a lot of different things is more valuable long term than specializing in corporate niche. I left a pretty high-paying job to work on open source (for $0) so I can relate. |
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To be honest, it's likely more survivor bias than skill or successful execution of a preconceived plan. This is important to recognize as I'm asked a few times a year how to end up in the place I'm in, but I don't think there is a solid path to do so, nor am I in a position to give advice beyond the standard 'think hard, work hard, keep your eyes out for opportunities, pay yourself first'.
Just saying - in case anyone is reading this in the hope of steering their career one way or the other, don't take the answers I gave here as anything more than an anecdote :)