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
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