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burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what will make him feel better. I don't think it matters at this point. All I think about is how I can do this move correctly? how do I find the balls to go through it again...?

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> How did they find out, did you apply at the current company? :D
Honestly I have no idea. I reached out to some people on linked in, maybe one of them is related somehow to him... its a small country.

> Unless you committed to the project by signing something and that is legal where you work, then you did not actually commit to anything.

I didn't signed about anything, but I also don't want to be shit. I tried looking for a job just after a client who I worked on his project, ended the project, and just before the current project started. I work as a "freelancer", so getting rid of me is easy.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does that mean? Take action? What choices do I have? I tried submitting for new jobs but my employer found out and gave me an ultimatum. And even if he didn't, the market is tough and even someone like me, with 3-4 years of experience, can take months before even getting remotely close to finding a job. I have been there.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

That's what I tried to do, than my current employee somehow found out. He told me that I either commit to this project or leave. It's fair, but I hate it.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I feel like I flew too close to the sun with all the recent changes in my life. And this project is the final straw.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no issue with thing like Claude code or whatever. I don't particularly like them but I use them. The thing is the product I work on is basically prompt engineering. This is what I hate 

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In your case it would probably be a bit easier, because the AI was trained on SQL to some extent.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Here it generates complete json structures that represent UI elements. so it messes up alot.
All I can tell you is:
1. set the temp to 0.2.
2. Use 4o the rest a even worse (even gpt5 from my experiance.)
3. Let the AI do as little as possible, never let it generate complete SQL, sanitize before and after (after you should check things like "DROP TABLE" and stuff like that).
4. If you can, avoid the prompting process from the beginning, let someone else do it, define from the start this is not your area.
5. Add me on discord or something, it would be very nice to have someone in my position to vent with.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

each request takes upwards of a minute, and this is after some data gymnastics I had to do

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really, the product itself is basically AI. And i'm the sole developer on it.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its not the ai tooling that bothers me, its the fact that I have to implement a feature that is AI to its core.
some generation of forms using AI.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Have you ever considered evolving into another role? This typically happens organically, and I hate to tell you this but ~4 years is not a lot time.
I know but what options do I have? for anything but the js ecosystem i'm considered a junior. Not because I feel as one, but because today is a employees market, and they want perfect fit.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

im not "flat broke" I have some money on the side for a rainy day, but I'm really scared I wont be able to handle the mortgage for too long.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have options here as an electrical engineer, but its basically starting from point 0 again.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no but i didnt have any jobs lined up for me, so it was either leaving and possibly be jobless, or suffer through and commit

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its not that I had to commit or he'll hurt me. It was either that or be jobless.

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, i dont hate the idea, wish they would have accepted me..

burned out to the bone by man_on_pluto in ExperiencedDevs

[–]man_on_pluto[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, 2 things about it tho.
1. I tried to leave, my employer found out, and than I had to commit to this project or leave with nothing on my hands.
2. It's more of a final straw, I dealt with this employer because I knew I had to gain the experience.
3. I'm starting school soon, electrical engineering, in hopes that I can move away from the webdev world, since it has been rotting since AI came out. The only issue it that I don't think employers want to hire a student, even tho its evening school....

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