I'm young and I'm already burnt out on tech work. Could I get some life advice?

>do internship

>no conversion hire

the purpose of the internship is to let the company consider hiring someone who normally wouldn't qualify. So, yeah no conversion is similar to getting fired.

if you can afford it take a step back. Take some time off.

Startups and those fancy big corporations imo are full of bullshit and are built around bullshit. I am in Berlin where having drinks and a football table are perks to be advertised but when asked to pay your bus ticket they are like 'ohh that actually needs effort from our accounting side'.

Take some time off, do research on the company you want to work for, find something that they do and you like. Be it eCommerce/AI/ML/Data Analysis or whatever, do research find a company that is not too small not too big and go check them out.

Learn not to give a fuck. Honestly, I used to be so stressed with all the bullshit that go inside the company, and if you see too much BS flying around, go to the next company. Programmers/Developers are essential (Disclaimer I dont know how is the employment in your area) you will get another job.

I could go on, but to sum it up, dont give a fuck, do your job well, speak your opinion. It might get you fired but then you know you shouldnt actually work for them.

@anonymouskid, I'm 31 and have been working since I was 16. From 16 to 25 years old I did various construction jobs (tiling, roofing, etc) and always worked for peanuts - many times I wouldn't get paid on time and sometimes they wouldn't pay me at all. Including the US, I have lived in three countries and had to learn the language and adapt at each country from scratch.

As a self-taught programmer in the Bay Area (no college degree) I made around 145K at my last job - my dream job! Yet I quit and went on a trip for a few months to refuel. Now that I'm back in the Bay Area, I'm trying to start from scratch once more and it's scary. However, I have faith in myself that I-will-figure-it-out! I don't know how yet, but I know I will. After all, that was the whole point of the refueling, to put myself in uncomfortable situations and see if I can figure it out!

Sometimes you might feel burnt out, scared, angry, or confused. It's totally normal - all these feelings are as important as happiness for a diverse life. I have found that sometimes all I need is some refueling. Other times I've needed to make drastic changes in my life - for example starting a new career, moving to a different country, or committing to a hobby that has nothing to do with programming or computers.

Life is all about trying different things. The other option is that it happens on its own. When I complained to a manager once about a task, she reminded me that "It's not rainbows everyday"... and indeed it's not.

Not always. I found at least a third of 'internships' were just free labor, no matter how well you mesh.

I do get hired back. But I still gotta leave to go to school for the year. I can't do conversion until graduation.

I don't like going back to the same places anyways; going to new companies lets me figure out what company I will enjoy working for the most when I do graduate.