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I don't think it's a coincidence I run into so many software engineers turn woodworker.
Could be any craft so long as you're coming up with the requirements yourself
machining seems to be similar but i wonder if it's just more expensive.
So yeah, I've often thought about not being involved in the same industry as these asshats.
Yes. In the early '00s, I was unfulfilled doing web development and bored out of my mind. I went back to school hoping to get into more interesting tech. I got a bit sidetracked from that because I found immense pleasure in mathematics, but luck would have it, and I found my way to quantum computing through a colleague from my research group. So I didn't really leave tech; I got the credentials to migrate into "high…
Just curious, did you have an undergrad degree already?
It's important to understand that "tech" is mostly a "horizontal" part of the economy. Meaning it cuts across multiple "vertical" industries. You can do tech for retail, tech for finance, tech for media. Finding a new vertical to be part of can make a big difference. As can finding the right cohort of people to work with. But otherwise, the lack of fulfillment will likely follow you to whatever job you take.
the horizontal aspect of software has samey caricatures that get boring as well. Most of it is web development. If you switch verticals but stay in the same horizontal zone of back end web development you're mostly doing the same stuff if it's web dev. Need to switch lanes both vertically and horizontally.
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Most of these people seem to be the ones who have done their FAANG stint and vested mid-6, low-7 figures so they can just hop off and start dallying in woodwork without a major loss in income.
I'm probably off-base here because I'm told i conflate woodworking and carpentry a lot, but isn't it a fairly well-paying profession?
But he’s a business - decades of experience and contacts and happy referring customers, a lot of money invested in equipment, and big upfront investment in materials for each job.
I left tech for law. Now trying to jump back to tech. Tech is arguably objectively better than almost every other industry. Can elaborate if you want.
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Just curious, did you have an undergrad degree already?
No, I got into web development straight out of high school. I'd been taking community college courses through an early-entry program; took some programming classes, did some networking, so come Monday after high school, I had a job.
That’s what’s keeping me here: the income.
careers that pay more (medicine, law, finance) are meat grinders, cut-throat as fuck, hyper elitist (good luck getting into a top tier investment bank or law firm without going to an ivy league school) and require additional schooling.
more fulfilling careers (education, government, NGOs, etc.) are meat grinders, elitist, pay way less, and are exploited by people who worked in the careers listed above.
definitely talk to people IRL in other careers that you're considering before making the jump. it might be possible for you to coast on tech to fund something more fulfilling.
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No, I got into web development straight out of high school. I'd been taking community college courses through an early-entry program; took some programming classes, did some networking, so come Monday after high school, I had a job.
Ah, ok. I’ve been trying to go back for a while now, but the bureaucracy and rigidity of the education system, combined with some unique life circumstances have made it impossible so far. Universities don’t seem to want anyone who’s not a traditional student (unless ofc it’s a low income adult, that they can sell “useless” online degrees to) and community colleges treat me like a clueless teenager and want to hand ho…
I'm the only person I know that both holds a PhD and went to community college. A non-standard resume like mine isn't great for getting jobs. Networking, networking, networking.