Arduino Project Work Points Toward Careers

During my Arduino projects, do I prefer...

• 1. coding, algorithms, using sensors and actuators, choosing one Arduino or another, and user interface

  2. learning the hardware/software details and being an expert/consultant

1. documenting

   1. people or things

   2. brainstorming solutions

   3. choosing a project and seeing if we have the resources

   4. gathering data, diagnosing, debugging

   5. monitoring progress and telling people what to do

   6. reporting progress and problems to management

   7. advising who does what (managing)

   8. making pitches and motivating people

   9. working on one problem at a time

   10. being told what to do, then being free to get it done

   11. researching what is even better than Arduino

   12. researching what others have already done

   13. working in a group or alone

How much do I dislike...

• 1. ambiguity (I don't know many details and the logical decision can't be made yet)

  2. taking on someone else's work when they are sick or traveling

  3. multitasking and interruptions

  4. choosing who to follow when there are multiple ways

  5. failure

  6. noise

  7. overtime

  8. differences of opinion about how severe our problems are

  9. getting reassigned to another team

  10. outsiders evaluating our work

  11. being told my work is wrong

  12. other people obviously doing a better job

  13. getting along with people who are difficult to get along with

  14. handling crisis and deadlines

  15. recognizing another way is going to be better

Do I see myself being better than or not as good as the rest of my team as we...

• 1. evaluate what is working and what is broken

  2. decide who does what

  3. decide if our approach should be scrapped and we try something different

  4. handle problems and do debug

  5. are depressed

As you are in jobs and college, what you feel about these things helps you decide about career.