We are a programmer in chinamoocs to make a private note

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Many programmers have mentioned how to do private activities. Generally, there may be the following reasons:

1. Because our employer "has a long-term development prospect" is too strategic and long-term, we have to swear to develop together with the company, engage in private activities outside.

2. Boss is very nice to me due to the pressure of life. The development platform provided by the company is also very powerful. It is because the current house price is so horrible that I was planning to work in Beijing to buy a house in Hebei, now I think this route is a bit unrealistic. I haven't paid much attention to the price of the Diaoyu Islands, and no one told me.

3. A kind of private interest or hobby is caused by a relatively high level of reason. Sometimes I will help other companies study a technical problem. After the completion, this sense of accomplishment can be rendered in an incomparable way, compensation is not very important. The reason for this interest is not explained much. It is an issue of orientation. We need to understand or support it.

4. When I was lying down, I got shot. My project manager Suddenly assigned me a development task last time. It was very urgent and difficult. Out of my absolute trust in the leadership, I have worked overtime and completed the work overnight. Later, I realized that the project manager had taken over his own private work. Afterwards, I was forced to drop the water.

5. This is not explained for other reasons. It is also because of the small reasons that we gradually accumulate and take private activities as an important part of our life and work.

I work in a network company. My company's main business was software. I don't know why the company switched all its business to system integration and cut off the software business two years ago. My company's boss's entrepreneurial experience is really tortuous and rich. It is said that it was the first city agent of a brand of cold meat, and then began to sell and maintain computer accessories when it caught up with the computer city boom; after a few years of catching up with fashion, I became the boss of an Internet company and started software development that everyone worshipped a few years ago. This year, software production is really harder than selling pork (the same is true for the Internet ), my boss does have a very good business mind and started to do system integration, hardware agents, etc. Besides, he loves to do one line of work, and every line can do well. We all worship the boss very much, since he sold pork before, we kindly gave him a nickname called "Butcher ".

Due to the comprehensive transformation of the company's business, I can only get married and start to work as a system integration engineer. To tell the truth, I am working with butchers. I feel that it is very easy to switch between jobs and things that I was not familiar with before, after a round-trip by the butcher and a few days of crazy dog-like learning and self-learning, I have quickly been fully integrated into this industry, although it is actually very different.

However, because of my personal orientation, I still like development. I used to be a PHP programmer. I feel very uncomfortable when I leave my class every day without writing any code. At the beginning, I adopted self-proposition and self-development and implementation. However, in the past, this self-comfort method could not meet my needs. So soon I found a new way to do private work: in the past, some of the company's customer relationships and relationship with friends, more importantly, the butchers have now dismissed websites and software, so naturally, these small projects have been leaked to my personal hands, because I am conscientious and responsible, and the developed programs have good robustness, what's more, I have a low charge, and I am very satisfied with the customer's late maintenance. It can be said that I already have a small reputation in the "underground" field, sometimes some software companies will transfer the list to me. At this time, I feel like I am a very happy programmer.

Of course, this kind of life also has a low season. Sometimes I haven't received "private activity" for a few months. In this case, I sometimes have to rely on tips to find "wild food ".

One time on the way to work, I was snoring on the bus. Suddenly my cell phone rang and I got it. It turned out to be a newly-launched small factory that wanted to build a publicity website. It was estimated that our company had posted zombie information on the "Enterprise Yellow Pages" in the early years, and the information was registered with my mobile phone number, so the hacker directly hits my mobile phone. I immediately fell asleep and started a conversation like a wolf.

"Do you have a website ?" The small factory asked directly.

"Yes, what do you need ?" I answered on behalf of the butcher.

"How much does our factory need to build a publicity website for hydraulic presses ?" The problem with small factories is similar to buying food. In fact, whether it is software or a website, the valuation is directly related to the workload, labor, maintenance period, and so on. The composition of the price is irrelevant to the categories of advertised items (of course, it is closely related to the legitimacy, everyone knows)

Of course, if I talk about the number of people and the number of people in my spare time customers like a small factory, it is estimated that there is a high possibility of phone calls. I also know that the workload of such publicity websites is not very large, and it is completely within the scope of my personal implementation. However, this small project butcher is not "Slaughter", but I want to steal it. This also requires skill. If it is to tell him that our company will not do it directly, I can do it for you personally. that's all done. (Please complete the issue on your own ).

I quoted a price that I think will never be accepted by a small factory, and the phone was paused for at least 10 seconds. (You can test the expression of a small factory on your own ).

10 seconds later, the small factory said their psychological price.

I politely rejected the small factory. The phone paused for another 10 seconds.

I started to sweat in my hand. If it was unsuccessful, it would take 10 seconds. The factory did not immediately call the phone. I know that we are already 50% likely to become partners.

"Can this price be used if you want to develop it on your own? "It doesn't seem like the first time a small factory has done this kind of thing, but I personally think the small factory has been hooked up.

I seriously refused the small factory. Note: The tips start now.

The factory hung up the phone. I picked up my cell phone and started to read the phone for seconds. This is very important. I must call back the phone 60 seconds later. This 60 seconds is of far-reaching significance, it means that I personally had a strong ideological struggle and showed that I am willing to help small factories develop this project out of humanitarian help rather than private interests.

I called back and said that the project could not be implemented by our company. If necessary, I would like to "Rescue" it.

The small factory was very touched and reached an agreement with me on his psychological price plus 10%.

This is exactly the same pattern of work, family, and private activity (family is also an error. Don't give up the family for work, it's a silly and stupid programmer's skill ), it makes me happy to move between various models. Although I haven't jumped out of the circle yet, for example, I haven't paid off my mortgage yet, but I am full of hope for my future.

Summary:

1. It is not a shame to do private work, but we must abide by our professional ethics. personal interests cannot conflict with the collective interests. Of course, it is essential to not let our boss know, do not try to test your boss's kindness.

2. You also need to invest in private activities and be responsible for them. It takes a long time for everyone to recognize and accept you.

3. Many self-entrepreneurs start from private activities. Do not expect to become handsome and rich overnight with an innovative idea, especially for programmers without background or good fathers.

4. If you do not have any entrepreneurial goals or ideas, it is not recommended that you do your private work and devote yourself to your existing work. It is also a success to achieve the best of your existing work.

5. There are many ways to start a business. It is only one way to do private work. After reading this article, I also want to get a lot of private work and make a living.

6. Remember to honor your parents and family members for private work, because it is "an extra favor from God ".