I've gone in another path: applied programming. I chose a position that also involves programming rather than an actual developer role.
Personally the whole standup thing just drove me away
Personally the whole standup thing just drove me away
I often end up either writing some piece of code or project managing people who do.
I also volunteer for emergency services as well. Nothing realigns your priorities quite like cutting someone out of a car at 2am because they just had to send an important text and ignored a tree that was somehow inappropriately planted 100 feet away from the road. The hilarity of dealing with cats with their heads stuck in a pipe lightens other occasions.