[sideprojs]

I hate my job. I made some stupid mistakes in picking my first job out of college and it's pretty bad. I was shuffled into a position I didn't sign up for (business analyst work instead of development) and the culture is extremely toxic.

I've been trying to get out but so far having this company on my resume has been a huge red flag to anyone hiring actual developers making it very hard for me to find something better.

Side projects are my way of proving myself as a software developer. I'm trying to build up a GitHub profile of projects which I've seen through from start to finish. My current project is an excuse to learn about the Play! Framework and asynchronous web development with Akka actors.

[vlucas]

I was in a place like that straight out of college as well. It was for a trade magazine. The job description had lots of programming requirements but it turned out to be a basic "Webmaster" type job that only really required basic HTML/CSS knowledge to take the magazine editorial content, format it for the web, and put it up on the website. I was out of there within 6 months. If you have any programming credentials whatsoever, it should be fairly easy to plan your escape route.

[oacgnol]

Your willingness to learn new things on your own should help you get your foot in the door as far as interviews. It's a total developer's market right now, so I would encourage you to quit your job and start looking for a position.

[sideprojs]

Thanks for the reply. I'm actively looking for a new position, I just haven't found one yet.

[yuchi]

What's your github account?

[sideprojs]

I'd rather not post it on this account as it would give away my IRL identity. Thanks for the reply though!

[yuchi]

Just curious about your projects ;)

[sideprojs]

Thanks for the curiosity. :) I'd just prefer that my badmouthing of my employer up above be traced back to me.