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Why
programmers
work at night From disgruntled
Swizec Teller
developer, to founder, to
burnout
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I was 21 when I quit my first real job.

What started as a great opportunity for a

high school senior to sharpen his coding
Table of Contents chops, turned into daily frustration over
management, stress and terrible working
From disgruntled conditions.
developer, to founder, to
burnout The small advertising agency was a
creative’s dream. Offices showered in natural
Introduction - version 0.4 light. Large windows overlooking a lush green
park, playful decor, walls covered in old
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design projects, sofas in the lounge, shelves
Whom Book is for full of books on design and marketing. A
relaxed culture.
What Book contains

What is not in Book It was amazing. But also terrible.

How finished is Book

Nobody had any real idea how programmers
License function. How we think, how we work, what
we need to feel productive. For a long time I
Do programmers work at
was the only programmer on the team.
night?

It depends On day one I was given an old laptop, a

comfy chair and a spot on the large desk
What about other
occupying most of an open-floor office.
creatives?
Across from me was a chatty copywriter. On
Statistics the right was the main designer. In the
opposite corner sat another designer.
Why programmers work at
night The boss who talked on the phone a lot was
hiding behind a tall book shelf. When
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