I usually negotiate my contracts to be 20-30 hours per week of work. This gives me ample time to work on side projects (aka playing ck3) and run my Etsy shop.
The soft skills aren't much, you have to remember your boss is also just as social awkward as you, because, they are usually cut from the same software developer cloth. But remaining on good terms with past managers helps a lot. I still have annual dinners with almost everyone I've ever worked with, even if we are all scattered across the US.
The soft skills aren't much, you have to remember your boss is also just as social awkward as you, because, they are usually cut from the same software developer cloth. But remaining on good terms with past managers helps a lot. I still have annual dinners with almost everyone I've ever worked with, even if we are all scattered across the US.