Job Types Agency, Tech, Startup, Entrepreneur VS Tech company VS In House

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their thoughts on the different types of tech jobs you can get, and the pros and cons of each style of job in tech.

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 01:47 The types of jobs
• Wes’ tweet about developer jobs
• 03:02 Our experiences
• 05:58 Tech company
• 09:46 Freelancer or Entrepreneur
• 11:14 What are the pros of working at a agency?
• 18:38 Cons to agency life
• 26:19 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response
• 27:49 Pros of tech company jobs
• 30:47 Cons of working at tech companies
• 37:46 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 38:51 Pros of in house tech jobs
• 46:01 Cons of tech work
• 51:29 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 52:28 Pros of freelance or entrepreneur
• 57:20 Cons of entrepreneur life
• 00:03 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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• Wes: Soap pump
• Scott: Pro breaking tour

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