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<blockquote data-quote="worldwidetraveler" data-source="post: 811025" data-attributes="member: 1934">Yeah, I have seen it in action with a family member practicing law.&nbsp; There is a creative side to litigation which gives my family member a high.Same with programming.&nbsp; Especially when you start designing the software itself.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many if not most programmers are simply programming off of specs.&nbsp; There is still a lot of creativity when coding but I found a ton more in designing the software.If you don't design the software properly, there can be huge problems when you continue adding more and more functionality.&nbsp; The last thing you want to do is make a single change and the whole system goes down.Depends, some projects can be a cakewalk and many are a beast with a lot of overtime and everything is behind scheduled.One project I was working 60 - 70 hours a week.&nbsp; It was already fucked before I got there.&nbsp; It went on for many years after I arrived.&nbsp; There was a lot of stress which is why I went hourly and was pulling in 6k to 7k a week after negotiations.&nbsp; This was my first job out of college and I worked my ass off.&nbsp; I made myself important in the client's eyes which is why I was able to get that type of money only after a year on site.Another project was so easy I would leave the site and take a nap at the apartment I was renting.&nbsp; Still a 40 hour work week but not enough work.&nbsp; I think they were used to others taking longer.&nbsp; The problem was the time going by slow and trying to look busy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="worldwidetraveler, post: 811025, member: 1934"] Yeah, I have seen it in action with a family member practicing law. There is a creative side to litigation which gives my family member a high. Same with programming. Especially when you start designing the software itself. Many if not most programmers are simply programming off of specs. There is still a lot of creativity when coding but I found a ton more in designing the software. If you don't design the software properly, there can be huge problems when you continue adding more and more functionality. The last thing you want to do is make a single change and the whole system goes down. Depends, some projects can be a cakewalk and many are a beast with a lot of overtime and everything is behind scheduled. One project I was working 60 - 70 hours a week. It was already fucked before I got there. It went on for many years after I arrived. There was a lot of stress which is why I went hourly and was pulling in 6k to 7k a week after negotiations. This was my first job out of college and I worked my ass off. I made myself important in the client's eyes which is why I was able to get that type of money only after a year on site. Another project was so easy I would leave the site and take a nap at the apartment I was renting. Still a 40 hour work week but not enough work. I think they were used to others taking longer. The problem was the time going by slow and trying to look busy. [/QUOTE]

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