Life balance is being restored. :)

I'm back. Feeling the joy of life returning to me. At the moment, I'm enjoying my holiday. It feels so good to know that there are no more troublesome task with ridiculous deadlines waiting for me at the end. Nothing to worry about. I'm going back to my passion; the core of software development - programming.

It ain't real software development if it doesn't involve real "Puroguramingu, Mazaafakkaa!" All those platforms that claims to be top number one but is not really programming and no community support are all bullshit. And those people doing the management should not dictate what technology and how it is going to be implemented. Stop putting your hands into the cookie jar, bastards! They all should get out of the way, let the engineers apply their expertise and clear any obstacles for the engineers. That's what real Management, Asshole! is all about.

Enough about that. Now I'm going to rant about those freshies out of college and their obsession with joining huge corporate companies. Yeah, sure you have the bragging rights as you have that uber cool email address ending with @<insert huge ass company name here>.com but seriously, have a look at the market demands first. I don't mind if the job is really aligned with what the market demands. But doing things that are of little value to the big market? Are you satisfied enough to invest your part of your precious lifetime doing things that are only going to tie you to only that place? I rather stick to the skills that the market demands. That is the reason I'm not afraid of losing my job. I don't care much about job security if the job itself doesn't give me satisfaction. I rather be free doing things that I truly love. There's a saying that goes: "Find a job that you enjoy and love doing, and you won't need to work anymore".

"Life is too short for the wrong job"

3 weeks to freedom.

     My resignation took effect on 28th of February 2011. More like resignation email actually since this company is so advanced and did not require printed materials. There was silence in exception for the email I received back from the Human Resources department to confirm that they've received my notice. I'm not keeping it secret to people who I consider as friends. Most others did not know yet but I don't care. They don't matter much to me.

     It became my resolution ever since my new manager 'challenged' me to resign about four weeks ago. The domain side complained that my team is not giving our full dedication and said that we did not deliver anything. My team leader is a spineless weakling who can't even stand on his own, always obeying the commands even though it's absurd. My integrity was questioned again and this enraged me. It was unfortunate that I've been sick a lot at the end of 2010 and early 2011 with the kidney stones and the food poisoning. Yet, I was labeled of being 'sick' just to avoid work. When I challenged them back about the medical claims I made because I've maxed out the specialist clinic allocation and whether they wanted me to bring my medical records, silence reigns. I've worked my ass from daylight to the wee hours of the morning just to reach the absurd deadline. I've been denied training on the platform just because I can't attend the full two weeks due to my appointment with my doctor. I've been working hard just to understand the uber annoyingly complex platform but I've received no gratitude for my work. Heck, originally, I was the only developer working on the stupid module. Even after another offered to help, we still couldn't finish the damn thing on time as the time given was ridiculous.

     I've truly had enough. I'm glad that I've made the decision. I'm buying myself out. My time is too precious to waste on things that I don't even like doing.