可以的. 我的一些经验教训

FOR this most recent job -

I got interviewed, the manager showed me the existing application they are having and indicated I will maintain and support these, also create new application like that. He also mentioned for new project, the schedule is always 2-4 weeks , very rarely can they give 6 weeks deadline for completing such project.

My impression after the interview: -
I have worked with similar looking of application before in my past jobs, so I think it should be not a big problem. As well as due date for creating new application, I didn't expect that would be a big problem for me either.
 
Later once I digged into the code, I found out, the application is such a mess, very buggy, the way they set it up is overly complicated(or maybe you can say sophisticated) and not the straightforward way that I was familiar to use.  But I have to do bug fix and enhancement to support and maintain these, so I have no choice.   For new project, I have to stick with the way they implemented/designed or otherwise, will be considered not a high quality of product, the client has high standard for controls(.net user control), and how it should be implemented back end, that became a challenge for me, since technically I just make things working, not necessary have to use a specific implementation. Plus the management team is very stressful and under great pressure to keep creating new similar application consistently, which I think in the long run should consider using software tool to create such application...but they have budget issues and not considering buying tools. 

My failure due to 

1. this position is a strict quiet - sitting - programming- tool, it  is the most bottom line of the food chain, very demanding environment for highly skillful and highly-passionate developer. not just average developer, even an experience contractor worked there for 2 years always under the great pressure to work over time to do programming.  I am a lady close to 40...my background was developer, but I haven't worked in such a environment before, 以前工作都轻松胜任, 而且有机会和用户直接沟通, 提出解决方案, 似乎容易得多, 不象这儿, DEADLINE 紧, 任务多,  忙得臭死, 结果随便老板, BA, qa就能让改来改去, 有些改动我人为不是很迫切有需要, 但是这个demanding 的工作环境很强调PROACTIVE, 到最后用户连你这个人是谁都不认识, 严格讲不 许 developer 和用户直接联系. 这让我觉得工作又辛苦又没有成就感, 和 CREAITIVITY. 

2. LESSON LEARNED: WHEN APPROACHING 40 , STICK WITH A JOB THAT YOU CAN HANDLE RELATIVELY EASILY AND HAVE A RELATIVELY NICE AND LAID-BACK BOSS WHO THINKS YOUR SKILL IS GOOD (MIGHT NOT BE GOOD IN OTHER BOSS'S EYES) AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR HIM , NICE AND FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT , have a stable job 便是最大的幸福了. 尤其对一个女人来说. 不要对自己的职业太过要求上进心, (相对的哈), 当初自己就是觉得总是信心满满的, 不停的跳, 以求更高 SALARY. 轻易离开了自己其实很喜欢的地方, 结果现在从云端摔下来了....也正好累了, 想歇歇, 工作了没间断, 又要顾工作, 又要顾小孩的学习生活和各种课内外活动,不易啊!!!!
 

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