2020 is bound to be a restless year. People have witnessed history from time to time: epidemic, Australian bushfire, falling star, US stock market meltdown, negative oil price…

I am in this not quite comfortable time point, made a not quite comfortable decision: from Tencent naked resignation

My friends all advised me that this time point is not appropriate, after all, the overall social market is very bad. Indeed, after several sleepless nights and repeated struggles in My Heart, I finally chose “Just Follow My Heart”.

Rather than leaving, I graduated from Tencent

To me, Tencent is more like a university. An offer is like an admission letter, guiding you to this strange city; New to know nothing, a mentor to guide the maze; Have a partner who joined the company at the same time to become your classmate. After a few years of learning, the university can send talents to the society

On the occasion of parting, looking back on the past, in the heart of mixed emotions, hence to write to remember, count for Tencent trip to draw a full stop

Life if only as first

It has been nearly five years since I joined Tencent after graduation in 2015. Counting the 14 years of internship, the relationship with Tencent is nearly 6 years, which is even longer than attending college

I still vividly remember the day I took a sleeper bus from home overnight. It was still dark when I set foot on the land in Shenzhen. There were no cars on the road, the air was super good, and only a few sanitation workers were cleaning

Dragging my luggage, I walked two kilometers without feeling tired. The morning sun slowly reflected on me, and suddenly I found the Tencent Building standing in front of me

I went there early that day, so I first went to the nearby McDonald’s and ordered breakfast. I slowly watched more and more white-collar workers passing by the window. The feeling is still boiling with blood when I recall it


The five years it was stolen

When I said goodbye to Tencent, I found that almost all of my colleagues, friends and even my account were here. At the same time, I failed to settle down here. All my peers have bought houses one after another, but I cannot stay alone for family reasons. From Tencent out of that moment, always feel lost a lot of things

Five years ago I had nothing, and five years later I will leave with nothing. These five years, it was as if they had been stolen. Standing at the intersection of Shenzhen, a little at a loss, I have come, or have not come?

On second thought, it wasn’t all for nothing


Here I get “validation from others” :

In my undergraduate study, I was promoted 3.1 in the third year and 3.2 in the fourth year. Compared with other students who joined in the same period, I still felt a little sense of achievement. I am very grateful for your affirmation and guidance. After all, “one’s destiny, of course, depends on one’s own efforts, but one must also take into account the course of history.”

Here, I got a “professional upgrade” :

I didn’t know I was assigned to iOS development until the first day. I didn’t have any basic knowledge (I promise it wasn’t because I couldn’t afford a MAC). In the first week, I stayed up reading Objective-C knowledge almost all the time. I was in charge of a certain business module independently, and gradually participated in business development, technical research, and finally participated in the building and maintenance of cross-platform technical framework

This is where I met “some great people” :

Some are technically excellent but remain humble forever; Some people eq IQ double burst table, the critical moment gave me a lot of help; Some people have a very good character to become a confidant without saying anything; Some people would take the initiative to greet an unassuming intern with a smile and give me a lot of technical guidance. They would help me out in various embarrassing situations, which brought tears to my eyes. When I returned to the school after the internship, I would personally see me to the door and water my colleagues’ flowers every day.

Probably, those stolen five years will condense into the most cherished memories of my career. Hey, the Internet thing, can you count as stealing?

Life is full of siege

Before leaving, I was responsible for school and social recruitment in the group for a period of time. In this process, I have two profound insights

The first point is that I have a lot of candidates, although very few can pass. It turns out that there are so many people who want to enter Tencent every day. No matter their skills are strong or weak, they are working hard to reach their dream. That already in Tencent’s person have what reason to boil frog in warm water more? Lu Xun once said, “The best time to join Tencent is ten years ago, followed by now.”


The second point is that for those who have worked for more than 5 years, I always unconsciously raise the interview requirements. If these people have comments from other interviewers in Tencent, they will often find that “ability does not match age”. Admittedly, unlike doctors, teachers, lawyers, and so on, programmers are less valuable the older they get

“Once technology changes faster than you can grow, you are unknowingly obsolete“

“Boiling a frog in warm water is the secret weapon that ends many a senior programmer; Lifelong learning and technological transformation are always the topics of this career“


Tencent like siege, inside the people want to go out, outside the people want to come in; In and out, although the movement is different, but nothing but want to do more ideal of their own. This ideal could be better prospects, higher pay, or a more balanced life

“Where life is not besieged”? Those who choose entrepreneurship want to go back to big companies, and those who choose big companies want to go out. 996 employees emphasized work-life-balance, while employees of pension companies said they should work hard while they are young. When I was a child, I wanted to grow up quickly. Passionate lovers hand in hand promised to grow old together, the old couple every day care about daily necessities…

Lu Xun once said, “In my life, I can see that there are two most difficult things to choose, one is to make a choice, and the other is to make a choice.”


“Under siege, there is always a trade-off behind every choice and an opportunity cost“

For myself, whether I resign or stay, as long as I can “be responsible for my choice (collect information before making a choice, analyze the advantages and disadvantages, do not regret after making a choice, and bear the consequences independently) and be content with what is enough”, probably this is enough

conclusion

Seven years ago, I applied for this official account; Seven years later, I wrote my first article. Thank you for reading this, perhaps this is also a fate

In the future, I hope to have the energy to maintain this public account, with a cynical attitude, chat about technology, career development, the Internet and some personal experience, interested students can pay attention to ~

Now be far away, I feel sad, I don’t know what to say