The Tired Engineer: A Community for Employed Engineers Building Side Projects After Hours
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The Tired Engineer
Sat on the counter overnight. Well past its best.
Summary
A community pitch targeting employed engineers who build side projects after hours while balancing jobs, family responsibilities, and bills. It contrasts the romanticized "digital nomad" lifestyle (coding in Bali with açaí bowls) with the reality of shipping code late at night with a baby monitor nearby. The message reframes this not as a hobby but as grit, and invites readers to join a community of like-minded people.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledYou're not surfing in Bali. You're shipping code at 11pm with a baby monitor on the desk.
They code with açaí bowls. You code with a baby monitor.
That's not a hobby. That's grit.
Come find your people.
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