Can we stop with the implicit assumption that children are the only valid reason to have a life outside of work?
I cook dinner, read fiction, take weekend live audio gigs, took motorcycle class and bought one. I plan to learn to sail, get an amateur radio license, pick up an instrument, and (money permitting) earn a private pilot rating. Oh, and see friends who are not coworkers. And date.
When I program outside of work, it's in a domain or part of the stack I wish I knew more about, i.e. not what I'm doing at work.
My on-call shifts are scheduled well in advance. When I'm not on call, work stays in its timebox.
We all deserve to live full lives, not just parents.
I cook dinner, read fiction, take weekend live audio gigs, took motorcycle class and bought one. I plan to learn to sail, get an amateur radio license, pick up an instrument, and (money permitting) earn a private pilot rating. Oh, and see friends who are not coworkers. And date.
When I program outside of work, it's in a domain or part of the stack I wish I knew more about, i.e. not what I'm doing at work.
My on-call shifts are scheduled well in advance. When I'm not on call, work stays in its timebox.
We all deserve to live full lives, not just parents.