Side Projects
Side Projects
(OP)
Hi Guys,
I wonder how many of you have side projects. And where are you at this time.
i will start with mine, did this while having a full-time job.13 companies in 17 years.
1. started doing research year 2001
2. do research on two subject before i build my first prototype in 2011, didnt finish it due to feasibility issues.
3. started on another subject again, now in the design stage. i hope it will work this time...
thank you in advance for sharing.
thanks,
I wonder how many of you have side projects. And where are you at this time.
i will start with mine, did this while having a full-time job.13 companies in 17 years.
1. started doing research year 2001
2. do research on two subject before i build my first prototype in 2011, didnt finish it due to feasibility issues.
3. started on another subject again, now in the design stage. i hope it will work this time...
thank you in advance for sharing.
thanks,





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I am on number 6 in 7.5 years. I might be able to beat him. Check back in 10 years.
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TTFN (ta ta for now)
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Personally, I don't care how good someone looks on paper... if they can't seem to hold a few jobs for several years each, they're not reliable enough to warrant me spending hard-earned time/money on. I'll be the latest in a long line of hops, and I don't have time for that.
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John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
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Good news .... seems my situation is not that hopeless.
I am going to have a good evening!
You made my day. Thanks for sharing.
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sorry for my lack of understanding.
I am doing a side project but this is aimed at business / value creation.
Started in 2014, in parallel to my work, its moving but technology is also moving so there is a risk that when I hit the finish line it is all obsolete. Thus I am speeding up right now.
Yes it distracted from main work, I admit have been using company resources for printing research papers, etc. Borrowed also CPU processing power at times...all below radar.
What I was doing could also be easily confused with my main job. Funny is when some documents were left in the printer and a colleague brings them up saying "I think this is yours" ... :)
I also used company unlimited access to engineering standards, to obtain FOR FREE certain standards I needed for my side stuffs.
I do not encourage people behaving in this way. I don't feel guilty either. I hope my project will fly.
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Or I like what I am doing.
2 Companies
4 Different "Projects", transitioning responsibility
35 Years
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You are not the only one. I am on my second job since I graduated in 1982.
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JHG
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a business.
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First one lasted 3 years, second one 7 years, third one 8 years, this one has been going 8 years.
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So today, I'm collecting multiple pensions, Social Security (both me and my wife) as well as having both our 401k accounts (in her 40+ year career, she never worked where they had a pension plan, but her last job did have a 401k) rolled-over into IRA's which are now managed by a so-called 'wealth manager' (they used to be called investment advisors, but wealth manager sounds better). I have to say that we're doing pretty good, our house is almost paid-off (and worth better than four times what we paid for it 30 years ago) and the stock market has had a very positive impact on our IRA's of late.
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
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With respect to the OP, my side projects tend to morph into a situation where I have “simultaneous clients”, some with far more interesting work than others. Other than that, my side project is training dogs and travelling with a performance show, which we are trying to nurture into becoming our semi-retirement plan.
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mother, ain't got no cultureAin't got no friends, ain't got no schooling
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Sorry to hijack the topic...but it has drifted a lot anyway...
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i made this post to know if somebody takes a similar path. how you handle it. how it affects your life and career. where are you now. sorry guys im just a bit stressed and looking for somebody here with the same situation.
more info.
1. tried to start 3 businesses(non-engineering related) hoping i could be able to resign from my full-time job and focus on my project but sadly my 2 business folded(hard to run a business without a heart, dont love it), 1 still kicking but income still not enough thats why im still in the corporate world.
3. bancrupt. lost my house, car, savings. back to square one.
2. this would be my last adventure, if it didnt work then i will focus on my career. im getting old. anyway, i still have a very healthy career as my fall back.
you should not give up unless you are forced to give up-Elon
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Cheers
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Lately I've been on my own.
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