What are the biggest problems/annoyances/inconveniences in your life? Could be work-related, personal life, etc.
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I’m almost 30 and I’m still chasing the career I want. I’m in IT, but I want to be in software dev. I want to build things, not just fix them.
When I was 17 a company poached my from my technical high school and put me in the field to learn by doing. It went great, but it’s not the career I want. I need to find the same opportunity but in a software developer role. I’m confident that I’ll be a sponge and I’ll produce results quickly under someone’s wing, but it’s rare that someone wants that with such competitive market.
If someone here is curious about this, please reach out, I’m willing to take it as a second job part time if you can’t pay much, or even if you can’t pay. All I need is an opportunity to get my foot in the door.
By mastrsushi 2021-10-0518:111 reply I don’t want to discourage you, but A LOT of software engineering is fixing things.
Coming from someone who also said “I want to build things not fix them” when I picked CS when I was 18.
To be fair, I went to ODU though and didn’t have the best grades.
By culopatin 2021-10-0518:16 I understand that and I’m ready to do that. But I see it as being part of the group that is building something. In IT, unless you are an architect, things are pretty much set. I understand that I romanticize it a bit, but I won’t settle until I try for myself.
I think this is what I want my career to be so I’m trying to go for it. If it’s not, then I’ll go for mechanical engineering and I’ll start all over. Mech eng would line up with my hobby of racing cars in part.
Son's medical issue, wife's medical issue, I hate my job with no end in sight, and I rarely get to do anything I would enjoy (hobbies).
By 100011_100001 2021-10-0512:14 Sorry to hear that. Having had a wife with medical issues I feel your pain. No matter what you do, you feel guilty or frustrated, which makes everything else frustrating too.
If financially able I would recommend hiring people to help. It can be from care, to cleaning the house, getting your groceries. Outsourcing costs money, but it will create time for yourself.
Started a business with my dad, brother joined a few years later, it's been 13 years now, we've put our blood into it , same with every one in the family. We prioritised the business over everything, health, relationship, friends,all our life savings buying a house. Covid hit us pretty bad, missed some payments, 3 days from now I'm probably gonna throw the downpayment I've been saving at it, but the lawyers's have fucked up and it might go under and we'll lose everything. Might have to support them indefinitely. I think it's over with the girl i like. Smoking more than ever, getting high every day.
By leafygreene 2021-10-0513:40 The thing with small businesses is that it's all-consuming. If you think you can squeeze work-life balance out of a business, then you are borderline delusional.
The (false) freedom, (unstable flow of) money, and (faux) independence of being a business owner can seem great, but the 24/7/365 grind isn't worth it for so many who try. I didn't have a weekend off for 9 years!
If your business fails, take the lessons and run, particularly with regard to whether you want to be owned again by your livelyhood in future endeavors.
Maybe failure is the door you've been looking for. Don't be afraid of it.
By lamroger 2021-10-0512:42 damn dude - hope things turn around for yall
