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Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
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#22I'd take up a trade. Either be an electrician, or a machinist.
Edit: Or HV mechanic. I love big engines.
Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#23Weird to read this, because I'm thinking of switching into software development.
But if I were going to switch into something else, it would probably be something involving the outdoors, with a tangible physical aspect to it. Surveying?
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#24I would be a cook/barman in my own small establishment. I actually prefer the work to dev (after 30+ yrs since childhood) but lack the finances to make the transfer.
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#25I would become a teacher of some sorts. Probably secondary school.
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#27I'm actually thinking of switching into video editing career slowly, just as a backup for my current programming profession. The reason is I'm not sure whether I can survive as a competitive programmer in my late 30s and also I think I kind of like editing.
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#28CNC operator or something like it.
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#29Constructing bespoke Scalextric circuits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-3851885...
Re: Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
#30Lawyer. With years of building and debugging code I find the logical aspects of the law rather interesting. Though the amount of reading, less so.