Something done out in the fresh air, still not sure what exactly
Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
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#42Anything but programming. What I would not give to go back and do something else.
That's my daily phrase lol.
You cannot imagine how much I hate myself for dealing with technology...
Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#43I can't find the proper words right now, because many folks here share so many traits with me, which leaves me speechless. I too want to switch career and do something else, completely different than technology and as many of you mentioned, I want to deal with handcrafting, anything that falls under the "art" category, really. In my opinion, my mind and body tells me that 80% physical activity and 20% mental / intell…
Yes! I feel that too. Recently, I moved from the Bay Area to midwest city where family and some friends live, and have a 3 week old. I plan to build a homestead in the coming years, transitioning from an office job to working on the land -- building/developing land, growing food and living a simpler, if perhaps more strenuous lifestyle.
Very nice. Get your hands dirty man and enjoy the process!
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#44Blacksmith / Expert Sword Maker.
Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#45Anything but programming. What I would not give to go back and do something else.
That's my daily phrase lol. You cannot imagine how much I hate myself for dealing with technology...
I just keep trying to remind myself that things could be worse. As soon as I'm out of debt I'm going to save up some money and make a career change, even if I'll be 40 years old.
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#46Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's my daily phrase lol. You cannot imagine how much I hate myself for dealing with technology...
I'm honestly curious, why do it then? Money isn't worth dealing with something you hate every day.
Personally I can't afford not to. I have student loan debt to pay and no other marketable skills.
Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's my daily phrase lol. You cannot imagine how much I hate myself for dealing with technology...
I'm honestly curious, why do it then? Money isn't worth dealing with something you hate every day.
I'm not currently doing it as I'm unemployed and at my age (near 40) cannot find something else without previous experience.
edit: obviously my impostor syndrome kicks in lately due to countless factors and I self-sabotage with every interview out there lol. I just want to go back in time and slap me in the face for choosing this career -_- I don't want to spend the rest of my life in front of a screen.
Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's my daily phrase lol. You cannot imagine how much I hate myself for dealing with technology...
I just keep trying to remind myself that things could be worse. As soon as I'm out of debt I'm going to save up some money and make a career change, even if I'll be 40 years old.
Find something meaningful, that makes you feel complete.
Right now I'm in a very difficult situation where I don't know what to do. I cannot find anything that does not ask for previous experience; and the irony is that I don't know anything else apart from technology which I started hating the last 4 years.
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#50Lately, the idea of building and operating a solar farm sounds interesting.