Lets have a careers thread. It'll be fun to see what type of people post on /g/.
What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
What are you plans for the next few years?
What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).
For me:
Currently in the first year of an integrated Master's course at a Russell Group uni in the UK, in 4 years I'll have a Masters in Maths.
My main plan is to get an actuarial internship in the second year of my degree, and then do a research project thing between my third and fourth, and then choose at the end of the degree whether to go the PhD research route or the actuarial route (currently, I'd say the prior).
The advice I'd give for other maths students is to watch out for the lies you're being told. It's a fucking lie when people say that maths grads (without engineering qualifications) can get into engineering, for more maths careers stuff, see >>>/adv/16479279
>>51436566
Nice blogspot
comp sci major here in kangaroo land. Just finished up my first year.
preparing on getting my ass raped by data structures and algorithms next semester.
I've got summer break for 3 months. /g/entlemen, what should in these three months? how should I prepare so that I understand it properly?
I've got gentoo installed though.
>>51436566
>tfw no network
>tfw unemployed
>tfw I look for a decent job
>generation Y syndrome
I'll soon become neet if I can't find a job
3rd year B.Tech I.T. - shit degree
>Thinking that he'll make apps and write software
>tfw just daydreaming
>tfw just a bullshitter
Telecoms engineer.
Its pretty gud.
IT guys I meet are dumb as fuck. But whatever, the visit costs them money in exchange for their stupidity.
Most people call broadband services 'the wifis'
Life is pretty gud.
Test.
>>51436566
High school dropout. ;_;
no degree. went for computer engineering but didn't finish. work in IT services. make 60k/year. pretty fun considering i do what i love.
>>51436566
Computer engineer at Apple.
Ask me anything before I have to get to this meeting in 2 hours.
20, working on my CompTIA A+ certification while help out an IT consulting place nearby during the day, and bussing tables at night. Just waiting until Spring so I go to school for a Network Systems associates.
Making madswagcash tho.
/g/ I hate my job
Technical consultant for big 3 letter technology company
Getting experience in certain german enterprise software
But I feel I am underpaid for what I do, and the processes they have in place to go through promotion etc. doesn't lend itself to open negotiation for salary (as well as being generally unfair and soul crushing, but I get the feeling that's common in this industry)
I am expected to be willing to travel anywhere in europe on their demand because fuck work/life balance
They place all responsibility on finding a role on you, then penalise you when there is nothing available and you don't have a client paying for your time
I feel my particular skillset is not competitive at this level (offshore does it at shit standard for cheap price) and I find it difficult to get any work that I can feel satisfied doing, and the only way I can become competitive is by being promoted to a higher level and "worth" the money, but I can't get the experience I need to go there while not being competitive
And even if I get to that level I won't be doing the hands-on stuff which is what I really enjoy, so I'll hate my job anyway
I've lost all motivation to continue in this industry and want to change to something else
I never went to university for a variety of reasons but was able to land this current job as an "apprentice", if I want to switch to something else I'll likely need a degree in whatever area that is, though most places don't seem to accommodate students who aren't coming fresh from school
dunno wat do
>studying MIS and a student team lead at my campus help desk
> don't know what my plan is. Probably work at a help desk until I kill myself. Would like to get into security but don't know shit about it.
Graduated 6 months ago, now NEET
kill myself, obviously
>>51438334
I've heard that IT consultants generally get paid more if they have more relevant certifications, like CompTIA ones for instance. If you're not looking into school that could be an option. If not, start looking around for anywhere that would take you on as an apprentice too, then see if the promotion process there is better.
Alternatively, you could kill yourself.
What are you currently doing (work or studying)?: I have been working most recently as a Project Manager.
What are you plans for the next few years?: I may need to get an MBA. I feel like I'm not getting enough full time offers and I'm getting married next year and need more stablility in management.
What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?: Don't worry about an expensive college. Just get the piece of paper.
Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).: Focus on certs and internships if you're still in school.
>>51438396
nah this company doesn't give a shit about certifications, they like to keep everything "internal" so if you ever leave you don't have SHIT to show for it other than x years at company
I wanna go to university and study something else like engineering but the grades I got at school were too shit to be worth anything to the only decent uni nearby I'd want to study at, I'd probably need to redo some high school level shit first
or yeah kill myself
>>51436566
Currently a shopkeeper in a small electronics store. Studying an odd mix of EE and a lil bit of CS.
After i finish my studies in 5 months~ i get 2~3 months off and then i'm gone to the army, for anywhere from 3 years to 5.
Honestly the alone experience is worth it, though i really wouldn't want to be 25 when i leave the army. My plan is to try my best to find a proper paying job once i've gotten 3 years worth of experience during my service.
Though unfortunately, i've been slacking off for the past two weeks and i've lost the will to study. Literally lost my motivation at this point.
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Working as a PhD candidate
>What are you plans for the next few years?
The above, then hopefully go to the US to work for Intel or NVIDIA or ARM or something like that.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
No ambitions besides getting a comfy job.
>Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).
Try to get a relevant job while studying (not internship). I worked my way up, from starting working at the university help desk to getting a part-time programming position to get a full-time position, which meant that by the time I got my master's degree I already had 3 years of industry experience.
Not that it mattered for me, since I went back after half a year to do a PhD. But for people who aren't interested in doing a PhD, this is the way you make yourself stand out from the crowd when you can't afford / aren't smart enough to go the best college / university.
>>51438446
How'd you pick such a shit job.
>>51438641
I was a NEET and had to get something or be homeless
>>51438285
>Apple
Disgusting
>>51438196
What's your criteria for determining if someone is dumb?
I think I'll be the only non-STEM person posting here. Graduated from college a few years ago. Currently a CPA at one of the largest firms in the world.
My advice to you all in college - go to all of your school's career fairs, network with and meet as many people as you can, take advantage of your school's career services department, do things that will benefit your resume, and practice a few mock interviews before you go for your real job interviews. Your major and GPA isn't going to be enough to get you a job. Everybody you're competing with has your major and has a nice GPA. You need to do more than the bare minimum to be employed these days.
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Why not both? I'm working as a full-time web developer and attending weekend classes at uni.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Get the fuck out of web development, preferably into embedded or maybe, maaaybe, gamedev.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
asking what to do as if /g/ knows anything about the industry
>Any advice for others?
I know we're all aspies here, but talking doesn't hurt, and having just a little bit of spine and trying to negotiate your salary will bring you huge benefits.
Also, if you don't know what to do yet, don't rely on the internet finding a magic solution for you - poke around, try different things.
Deciding between 3 choices right now
1) Drop out of sixth form (year 13, almost at the end) and look for any kind of systems, network or w/e apprenticeship. Self teach Linux servers/systems and get a linux system admin job - really fucking highly paid in some places without even needing a degree.
2) Carry on and do a Comp Sci degree at uni, I feel like even if the first 1 in theory is possible, it would probably open a lot more doors if I just had the degree to show off
3) Get a Maths degree, which I'm not entirely sure I'm capable of and go for a banking job
>>51438764
Turn up to fault. Internets dint work, your network must be broken, we've checked our stuff bla bla.
Turn up, look at lead in, socket us empty. Find plug beside it, leads to back of router. He says its never been plugged in, ran this place since april, assured me I was wrong.
I plug it in and holy shit son your internet works now!
This level of dumb happens far too often. Just because i have mud on my boots most IT guys seem to look down on telecoms guys.
Thong is, the network we are taking care of is quite a bit bigger.
>>51438824
Go 2 nigger
Going to go to my local community college for 2 years, then transfer to some actual college for a CE degree so I can graduate as nodenbts as possible. Local college doesn't actually offer CE, so I have to go CS and take as many relevant courses as possible. Can it work, /g/?
>>51438789
Why so much hate for web dev?
> What are you currently doing (work)?
Helpdesk Technician/IT Specialist for a school of 400 students
> What are you currently doing (studying)?
Associates in IT, Comptia A+, CCNA
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Graduate in Dec 15, Get CCNA, Get a real job.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
No one has a plan. Most of them will continue to be unemployed.
>Any advice for others?
Lower your standards you'll never get your dream job with zero experience
>>51438916
1) Because it simply does not interest me. I took a job at a web shop mostly because back a few years ago I was still pretty autismo and didn't know how to advertise myself, so I joined the first place that wanted to hire me.
2) Because I don't really feel challenged anyhow. I did a few integrations with remote services and that's probably the hardest thing I ever touched at the job. Laughable.
3) Because I fucking hate the modern "web 2.0" and seeing a designer slap a ton on fucking css and javascript in front of my backend code makes me loath what I'm doing.
>>51438789
>Get the fuck out of web development, preferably into embedded
I did exactly this
Worst decision of my life.
>>51439006
>obligatory "pls elaborate"
>>51439006
Why? Embedded actually takes skill to do right/secure
About to lose my scholarship and take on a shit ton of debt
>>51439017
Not really. Simple code but shit ton of verification and testing, typically
I work in fashion retail currently, as part of a sales team, for a major fashion retailer in the UK and some other countries.
However, I plan to get into estate agency ASAP as I want a career, not just a job.
The only problem is that I cant yet drive, and money is tight at the minute.
My knowledge is this: don't work in fashion retail.
>>51439059
>actually caring about quality
>bad
nigga whut
>>51439016
>>51439017
Well, I worked as a back-end web developer for 2 years doing mostly stuff in C++ and sometimes Python. The company I worked for made a so-called DAM system specialising in photographs and video, meaning that it was a lot of image processing and I/O heavy metadata operations that had to go fast. The salary was quite high for someone who hadn't even finished university and the benefits were insanely good, because what kind of sane person wants to do C++, if you get what I'm saying.
Eventually I got bored with this, because despite doing pretty low-level stuff it was still just basically organising files and metadata. So I wanted to get into embedded programming.
I went to probably 7 or 8 different places and interviewed (always made it to the third and fourth interview) but in the end lost to some EE guy. I quickly realised that the competition for these jobs were much higher.
After about 6 months I got a friend of mine to convince his boss into interviewing me. It was for a company that made network monitoring probes for Digital TV providers, and I was originally very interested as it meant both embedded, low-level networking analysis stuff as well as power-efficient video processing (for analysis purposes). The pay was considerably lower and I had virtually no benefits. But I had queried my friend, and he seemed quite happy about the place and he said he could do what he wanted.
Then I showed up for work the first day...
The company didn't know how to do software development at all. The CTO didn't "trust" the standard library, so he had personally implemented everything from scratch. There was a complete lack of any form of development environments because people there would actually make fun of you if you had more than 15 lines in your .vimrc. I'm surprised they even used source control at all.
The monitor probes had a web-based interface for configuring, which was basically HTML manually generated in C++ code by appending strings..
>>51439158
cont'd
They had implemented their own minimal web server to serve the configuration GUI, but it was filled with security holes because it was written by the same retard that didn't "trust" the standard library (the CTO).
The CEO was a drunkard who obviously were under the illusion that he was working for a graphical design company, and he came up every day stinking cigars and whiskey and started going off about some weird illusions that had no root in technology what so ever.
Everyone was severely underpaid despite the fact that the 15 man company made literally 30 million NOKs in profit(!) every year, which all went to the four partners (the CTO, the CEO, the CFO and the guy responsible for designing hardware). They could do this, because apparently the competition over the few embedded jobs are insanely high and everyone wants to work with it.
I mean, there was a complete lack of quality control or testing. I'm surprised they even knew about debugging using remote GDB as apparently the application logged everything by cat'ing printf's to file and had a script restarting the application when it crashed (and it crashed ALOT!).
one year from my BS in mech. eng
currently working in biotech in new england. the pay is good, the work is not very stressful and while the pharmaceutical industry is FUBAR, being on the technical side of creating life-saving products feels like important enough work to stave off suicide. plus $20/hr to shitpost most of the day is never bad
i was going to go into school for programming in some capacity since i felt i had an aptitude in high school, but i felt that i didn't need to drop tens of thousands in out-of-state tuition to learn those skills, and decided to pay for something that'll actually give me resources otherwise unavailable. i'm happy with my decision, this field is so broad i can kind of do whatever.
>>51439158
That sounds like a really shitty place to work. Maybe with the new experience slapped on top of resume you could find something better.
>a lot of image processing and I/O heavy metadata operations that had to go fast
See, I'd actually like something like this. It's not that I hate web development per se, just that most if it is just simple CMS/CRM job. Hard enough you can't go autopilot like in a physical job, easy enough you don't feel satisfied doing it.
>>51439158
>>51439240
tl;dr I accepted lower pay and reduced benefits as well as abuse from a cocky fuck of a CTO and had to listen to inane ramblings of a drunkard every day to be able to work as an embedded developer.
This is the reason I said fuck it all and went back to uni to get a PhD. At least now I can work with low-level stuff in a sane matter.
>>51439092
Go join QA team if you care about "quality" that much.
>>51439255
>Maybe with the new experience slapped on top of resume you could find something better.
Well, I left after 6 months because I couldn't take it any more and went back to uni to get a PhD instead. 6 months is so short time that I don't feel I can even put it on my résumé, but my reasoning is that if I do a PhD with interesting enough stuff, I will be much more attractive for larger international companies.
>See, I'd actually like something like this.
I did too, but I quickly realised that the problem with this is that recruiters only see the "web development" part and not the "using C++ to process video and images" part.
Every company I applied for that were large enough to have a HR department simply refused my application because I was, in their mind, a front-end web developer (despite the fact that I can't do HTML for shit). That's why I ended up having to pull favours from my friends and go to these small companies doing embedded, because there at least I was considered by the technical staff.
I would have stayed longer, if I wasn't so afraid of the "web developer" label getting more and more permanent the longer I worked in the old company.
>>51438526
>Working as a PhD candidate
What subject?
>>51439396
Women studies obviously, any kitchen I want, 300k starting
>>51438824
This thread was basically my first time posting on /g/, I frequent /biz/ and /sci/ so I hope I'm not showing any bias to CS, but seriously 2. By elimination.
1) A-levels are a fucktonne of work, after investing so much, I wouldn't drop out.
3) Maths is fine (I'm OP), but banking is shit, as I put it in a /sci/ thread (>>>/sci/7671032
) "Banking (mostly investment): Long story short, go watch a documentary - the whole sector is corrupt as fuck and it's extremely competitive anyway, while being insanely stressful and long hours. Ask /biz/ for more info, but I'd serious recommend just going and watching a documentary on Enron, Bernie Maddoff or the global financial crisis. Investment banking is corrupt as fuck, and more client-facing stuff and other roles in banking just seem shit tier."
>>51438838
IT guy here but we take a lot more consideration into things before calling you guys out. We generally respect the telecoms guys as we know the telecom network is a totally different kettle of fish to what we know. I'd say only sometimes it seems as if we're being derp because our customers give us a ton of shit and just make us run line tests and bullshit visits for BS reasons like their dropbox upload is slow or some shit or like someone came in and unplugged fucking everything and has broken something but we're not sure what cause they rarely give us accurate info. but they make everything our problem.
tl;dr sorry mate, we try we really do
>>51439509
You aren't all bad. Alot are switched on & curious and you get some good discussions going about general networking and how it all works but in my area most are a hindrance.
Telecoms is seen as a bit old school but its all digital now. I took this path because I like networking, I have a genuine interest in it & its always interesting. If I could deal with being indoors all the time IT networking would probably be my chosen profession but I actually enjoy dragging myself up wooden poles and chasing noises through the countryside (my patch is mostly rural, its a large area) as well as poking around in server rooms the same day.
>>51438285
You better post proof pham to be taken seriously
Did you work with the guy who spilled the beans on how the new Macbook doesn't have any USB?
24 and working in a QA Lan for a big beer company. Union job with great pay, people love to hear about it, comfy as fuck
>>51436853
Data Structures is pretty easy, brush up on whatever language you'll be using (hopefully C/C++), you'll be fine. The whole course can be learned online.
Algorithms will probably rape you desu
>>51439396
Computer science
Unified PCIe for Distributed Component Virtualization
>>51438446
Have you applied to other jobs just to see how you compare? You should be actively looking for other jobs even while working this one, even if you're satisfied and aren't planning on leaving yet. If you get a good offer leave at your convenience, and if you don't get offers, look to see easy ways of fixing that (I dunno how euroland works, but a license in sone random shit might work)
I'm not a tech consultant so I don't know what licenses/certification is desired, but just keep applying to places and see how far you get. Just hope they don't call your place for reference because that could get awkward
I am in the third semester of a three year BSc in information and communication systems. It's an evening college.
Besides that I am working 3/4 part time as Spring&Hibernate monkey for the governments ministry of finance with neat benefits making mad dough while still living with my parents.
After the BSc I will start an MSc immediately, either in software development or IT management.
I don't plan to look for a new job until I got my MSc. At that point if there are no possibilities to move up in the ministry I will slowly start to look for a new position. I'd really like to be part of a startup, doing my own thing, being the technical lead...
I loath college, it's worthless theoretical knowledge at best, I learned every skill I employ by myself. It's a complete waste of time, only those with no real life experience might learn anything worthwhile. A degree is a necessity in my country though.
>>51439475
Cheers for the advice lad, it was probably what I was gonna do anyway - but it's really fucking hard carrying on with school when you're so depressed.
Not trying to blogpost but ya feel me?
About banking, to be honest I'm really not bothered about it being corrupt. But you do have a point on it being competitive, I'm not sure I'm up to scratch compared to some push cunt in London who's probably been preparing for this by his parents his whole life.
Will getting an associates degree in cyber security from a community college help me get a job in security engineering? I work as a dev now and I hate it.
>>51436566
>Computer Engineering, Jr. Cybersec Admin
>I want to do web app/network auditing
pentesting has such a skid undertone...
>PHP is for faggots
Find something you're interested in and obsessively study, tinker, and make shit in that area.
>>51439720
with the software I work with basically all that matters is your years of experience and the certifications provided by the software vendor are a distant second
maybe I could get a job somewhere else but my point is that I don't WANT to any more
I like doing hands on technical stuff, like actually configuring, install, fixing shit with the systems myself, but a) I can't do that because onshore is too expensive for that low level stuff compared to offshore b) by the time I get to a level where they actually don't want offshore doing it I won't be doing hands-on stuff anyway because I'll be an architect or something that just DESIGNS shit and lets other people do all the work
so basically nobody wants to pay me to do it now, and by the time I get to a point where people do want to pay me I won't be doing what I want to do
going to a different company would only fix being underpaid, not anything else
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Software Engineering.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Finish my degree and start a project i can show employers.
>What's shit about everyone's plans in the threads?
People worry too much about if what they're doing is the best thing out there and not what's the best thing for them.
>>51440304
A-are you me?
>Software Engineer (enterprise Java stack)
>One of the few non-Indians that work in this subset of software dev
>Non-Indian managers love me because I can actually communicate
>Indian coworkers think I am much more qualified than I actually am
>Promoted to leadership position on 2 projects after only 2 years
>Live in an area where $40k/year gets you a comfortable lifestyle and make almost triple that at 24
Why aren't you basking in the sweet sweet glory that is enterprise dev as a white man, /g/?
I currently work as a space imaging engineer getting into the embedded side of things. Only dipped my toes in really and had some training but enjoyed it so far.
In the next few years I'd love to work abroad for a bit, likely Germany, potentially doing contract work but I don't really know what standard I'd need to be at the make that kind of money. I would like to get into image processing as well so might pick up C++.
I'd say that for some people here a change in job might bring more than just one perceived change - the whole atmosphere etc could be just right for you. It's complicated and a risk that could be worth taking.
I recommend grad schemes as a way of getting into engineering as you can feel your way into different areas whilst deciding what it best for you (maybe even with a maths degree). When applying for them having a few internships or relevant placements could make the difference particularly at interview when you need something to talk about. Ask around your extended family etc and you could find out you have a connection you didn't realise was there. Also, social skills are important in engineering - coming out of your shell (not in a particularly massive way) makes a big difference and can get you noticed, is worth it and makes your working environment more enjoyable.
>>51440337
Given how many software engineers I meet, there's probably a better chance that you are me from another time line than you actually being another software engineering student.
>>51438382
Breh, MIS is pretty poopy when it comes to technical skills from what I've seen at my Uni's MIS program.
Why don't you just go CS?
>>51436853
>data structures
God, In all honesty if there was one class I'd say helped my understanding of CS/CEG it would be Data structures with a close 2nd tie with Computer Org (assembly) and OS internals
Pay attention anon, it's worth the frustration to learn it right.
That class will set you above the other retards when it comes to how you write and structure your code and what data structures you use and when.
Hint: It's never a linked list
>>51438220
It will be okay you can still do something with your life
>>51438856
Yeah they are pretty much the same depending on what job your looking for me CS and buddy CE have the same job
Master degree in nuclear/industrial engineering.
Currently working for a big company that manages landfills, waste to energy plants such as incinerators and biodigesters.
My job is coordinating the plant engineers and remote supervision of the plants.
Not making top money atm but slowly getting there.
>>51436566
Tech Ed major in USA, currently working as an emergency medical technician,
I plan on finishing my BA for tech ed and then get my MICP
My advice is go to community college first then transfer, way cheaper, easier, and just as good
/sci/ lurker here. I'd just like to point out that with the number of degrees in this thread, it looks like /g/ is more qualified than fucking /sci/ (/sci/ polls indicate it's mostly underage, college and undergrads).
Half a year till graduation in CS. Working for casino soft development company.
Life is comfy
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Systems Engineer
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Hopefully a higher up sysadmin job, but I'm pretty happy now. We'll see where shit takes me.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Never, EVER go into computers as a career if you weren't already super interested in them before. Doing work for a career is a surefire way to be fucking miserable.
>Any advice for others?
Certs are useless, but the education they give is not. If you can make sure you have sufficient knowledge in something, you will have no trouble finding a career. And always, ALWAYS skip A+. It's a surefire sign that you're a hack.
>>51438196
>IT guys
Whenever I hear "I work in IT" I automatically assume they're just a bit better than the average person at computers
Burger King Manager
32 years old
I installed gentoo though so I think I still have a chance
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Studying the american CS equivalent on my country (1st year)
>What are you plans for the next few years?
End up with a respectable 'engineer' job rather than being an 'IT guy'
I'm doing good at Math Analysis (not sure how you call it in america... calculus?) and Introduction to programming but not so good at Algebra
>>51436566
Doing the Legal Practice Course which I will top off with a Masters in the summer, just finished the degree.
Hopefully get into a Law Firm - training contract etc.
Advice would be to just follow the lectures on the degree, and get as much work experience as possible.
>>51442230
That.
A+ cert basically says I am lazy and incompetent guy who can't even use google to lookup and realize that there are a ton of much better, free, online places to get training such as udacity, coursera or mit open coursware.
>>51438287
How's that going? I'm looking into a+ prep courses but I got to get fafsa to be able to pay for it. My endgame is to be a ceh
2nd year Multimedia Programming
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Working as a corporate trainer for an anti-virus company. Among other things, I train the phone support reps.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Keep working here because I fucking like it. I wanna get my master's eventually though.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
You all make me feel old with how many people are in school
>Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).
Beware exactly where you end up working in tech, a lot of people say "get into IT to work with computers, get out of it because you were working with people." Even in a developer or administrator sort of role, you might be fielding dumb questions, especially from people you'd expect to know better.
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Pursuing a CS bachelor's. Currently learning Data Structures.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Not even sure what I'm going to do in the future honestly, I understand all the material. I guess I'll just learn some more languages and try interning somewhere.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
I won't pretend like I know more than I do, I'm still pretty callow.
>>51442557
Meh, I usually say something of that ilk so not to sound pretentious or bore people with my actual title or work.
>>51436632
well meme'd, comrade
>>51438171
Im studying IT as well but program in my free time too. Also my program is c.s heavy for an IT degree. Whats keeping you from making software?
> Currently studying a god-tier degree
> Next few years: finish studying to make cash and ladies
> Everyone else here is doing meh-tier degrees
> You can do better
Currently: junior in top engineering school
Summer offer from MS
life is good
>>51436853
>>51436853
Which uni?
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
working,as a senior sysadmin
What are you plans for the next few years?
going deeper into stuff I like >CCIE and CCDP
What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
DGAF
Any advice for others?
Find your niche and do the best as you can
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
(Computer) systems engineer is probably the most apt title. Got a masters in network and system administration.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Further my knowledge about clouds™ and networking.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Shilling certifications and other ENTERPRISE shit.
>Any advice for others?
Find what works for you personally. I've had jobs where I didn't do shit because I couldn't find the motivation, didn't match with coworkers or whatever. It breaks a person down, so find something else if you happen to get in such a situation. Don't get "married" to your job.
>History major about to enter my third year
>Plan to go to grad school and get PHD
>will likely spend the next few decades jobless, hoping for an opening at some University
But you should always follow your dreams, r-right?
I'm a systems engineer at one of the large software companies. I mainly do devops/automation type of stuff. Right now I'm just working on a big puppet roll out.
>>51445198
Top kek
Words can't even begin to describe how ignorant you must be
>>51445198
At least you're a baller at dinner parties, r-right?
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Currently getting my "Master's" in IT (this degree is a joke) while I work as a photo tech for a scanning and archiving company. My undergrad was political science and my original plan was to go to law school until experience in the field disabused me of that notion. I decided to go into IT because it's the opposite of law from a theoretical standpoint (very grounded and objective as opposed to being built on principles of quicksand and MUH FEELS.) and I like methodically and logically working through things as well as doing something beneficial for the world. Now that I'm coming up on my final semester however, I'm unsure of what I want to do and what I'm truly interested in and passionate about. I'm planning on picking up some certs this spring but whenever I find something interesting in class and buy a book to study, I lose motivation and interest in the matter. I like the theoretical, science-y side of things and quite honestly am not very good at actually doing things, although I enjoy organizing info and thinking about problems so I'm unsure of where to go from here. I've found myself drawn towards encryption and crypto even though my math skills are atrocious.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Try to find something I enjoy and am truly passionate about while getting paid decently.
>Any advice for others?
Unless you have a sunny, optimistic personality, don't study the legal and criminal justice system of the US, as it will destroy your idealism and leave you bitter and highly sympathetic towards anarchy.
>>51436566
fine art major. regretting it big time. gonna finish my degree (thankfully, no debt, just wasted time) and probably take programming classes at a community college until i have enough of a platform to start teaching myself.
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
both, working in the engineering department doing some web dev work (aka mostly dicking around because they've given me way too many hours to do very little work) and studying CS for my freshman year
>What are you plans for the next few years?
continue college, do whatever
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
dunno lol
>Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).
dunno lol
>>51445497
>implying I have the social skills for dinner parties
You vastly overestimate me
>>51445463
I'm fully aware of the incredibly small pool of jobs in this field, and have been for quite some time. Before I enrolled at my current school I had wanted to go into some science (astronomy/engineering/environmental science) , but after taking a few courses I realized I kinda fucking hate doing the actual science parts, and just enjoy learning the history of science itself. Odds are you have/will have a far better paying job than me for the rest of your life, but if I can land a job teaching people about Saxons and Charlemagne it'll be worth it.
>>51444582
Distractions/ I can't stick to building one thing and i research lot. Thats where i waste most of my time.
>>51445790
Well in that case you should fit right in working in academia. Either way, best of luck.
3rd year Binftech, software stream
Doing that machine learning coursera course over the break, looks like a bitch to do it all in matlab but I haven't started yet. Work as a barista, not much time for projects outside of uni and uni projects are a bitch, dynamic programming algorithms, unix network programming..
What is something fun and relatively easy to make?
>>51438789
or includes both TRUE or TRUE = TRUE
>>51436566
Work and Studying, Junior in Uni, working at an internship as a QA tester.
Still looking for the next job where I'll be more than a guy who finds bugs. But next semester I'll start my senior project sequence in Robotics which should be a lot of fun.
In terms about shit:
>>51436853
Data structures is usually CS 102 in most schools, done in C. It's not hard. Linked lists, multi dimensional array and sorting algorithms. Not too hard.
>>51438285
Working for apple is pretty shit tier. Even with the money, I'd still like to keep my dignity
In terms of advice: In CS 101 pay attention to that shit on pointers. IT sucks. It may seem great at first and with good pay, but you're essentially the janitor of the technology world and never get to create. It gets old, and it's why I left. If you have the brain for it, go software engineer and keep a lot of projects on the side to keep you learning at all times.
>>51446033
It's quite a bit of work depending on how feature rich you'd want it, but make an IRC client according to the RFC. Depending on language and if any libs are used, you can focus on either networking, message parsing, ui or all at once.
What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Studying for Bachelor of Arts with a major in computer science.
What are you plans for the next few years?
Move to a city and write programs for mega-corporations.
What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
I think people should "bite the bullet" when it comes to work. Work will never be something that you completely enjoy, so rather than working a job that is slightly more enjoyable for a cut in your salary ("Mom, graphic design is something I love! Everyone is hiring JavaScript devs!"), you should major in whatever makes 6 figures that is most tolerable for you, save and invest your money wisely, and have an early and stable retirement.
Any advice for others?
You should not view higher education in this current cultural climate as anything more than a business that gives you the credentials required to move up to a higher socioeconomic class. I'm not saying that higher education was always like this, it wasn't, and when it began it was the exact opposite, but in this day in age, you should take a university degree with the whole salt shaker.
>>51446120
>Studying for Bachelor of Arts with a major in computer science.
>>51446146
Forgive me senpai
>>51438412
>project manager
>don't bother with a good school
>just get certs
figures
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Sophomore studying EE
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Teach myself more comp sci and do more stuff so I can figure out what I want to do when I graduate. I don't really know, I just like electricity and math.
>>51446088
An IRC/slack like webapp sounds pretty fun actually, thanks anon
>>51446169
Actually, how does that even work?
I'm European, I don't think it's very common to mix disciplines here.
>>51446206
No problem. If it's any good, remember to publish it somewhere (e.g. github). Employers love that shit.
>>51446012
Thanks m8, same to you
>>51446211
My school offers BA and BS in CS. The requirements for the BS are a superset of the BA requirements. I am lazy.
>>51446231
I see. Thanks.
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Just switched my major from Computer Network Operation to Computer Programming.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Finish my associates, get a job at a local tech company, move out, go back to school for Computer/Electrical Engineering.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Suggesting certifications. They might be useful but you should try to find an employer that will give you real on the job training and experience.
>Any advice for others?
Networking is a shit degree, a computer programmer could easily be a network admin if they have the people and management skills. Your job will be much more about office politics than working with computers. Also you will not get the job you want right out of school as a network admin and will probably have to work at a help desk.
>>51446251
np anon
What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
BA in computer science with a minor in stats
What are you plans for the next few years?
Get a job in data science or object oriented programming. Just applied to about 50 jobs and had an interview that I bombed last wednesday.
What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
If you can't sit down and get so involved in solving a program that you forget life exists outside the computer then fuck off
Any advice for other?
Practice interviewing and talk to your professors about doing projects with them to build experience. Start applying for internships in September or October. Practice explaining programming concepts to other people.
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing?
I write scripts to fix things and provide support for a piece of software used by big businesses
>What are your plans for the next few years?
I'm working on a neural network simulator so I can get a better job working on something more interesting. I'm also teaching myself microbiology in case I want to change career paths.
>>51446211
I also have a BA in Computer Science because I go to a Liberal Arts college (It's a top university in my state and I actually get to work with my professors) The philosophy is that if you have a broad knowledge of the world it will make you a better person/employee because you will encounter things in your daily life and work day that have nothing to do with the subject you're studying and it will help you in those situations.
>current career
professional weldor
>future
become a goddamn foreman
>shit plans
going to school for anything IT related
I've been a hobbyist programmer for six years. only go to school if you're so retarded that you can't grasp any concept of learning a new language
>advice
get a job, learn computing concepts on your own time for free. granted, I'm sure there is a bit I'm missing out from not going to school to learn, but the amount of knowledge I know right now could score me an entry level job and work up from there
>>51436566
> learning python and html then probably move to c++ or c#
> freelance web design and make web/mobile apps until I catch the attention of a company or make enough money to run my own it business.
>>51440521
Too stupid to code and I graduate in May. Little late to switch.
>>51446980
>Too stupid to code.
I honestly don't believe this is possible.
>>51446980
Bro I literally Just started to learn code like a couple days and its really easy. It's just like learning a foriegn language.
I'm an IT technician right now with zero certs.
What should I get in order to help me land a better job? My end goal is to be a sysadmin but I'm pretty far off right now.
How do you motivate yourself /g/? I can't motivate myself to do anything, not even stuff I like.
Ship deck officer
At home right now after 6 months at sea.
Novembre the 29th ill go to Naples for a 10 days chemical tankers specialization course.
>>51436853
>I've got summer break for 3 months. /g/entlemen, what should in these three months? how should I prepare so that I understand it properly?
download the textbook for the course and read/work through it. if you can't find/don't know the book, find a copy of 'introduction to algorithms, 3rd edition' by cormen et. al.
>>51447130
Exercise out of depression at that website with the alien.
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Working at Raytheon designing missiles as an aerospace engineer.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Do what I'm doing now but more/better with more responsibility and money.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Can't be bothered to read every single response but generally speaking people have unrealistic expectations of a degree. Work experience and networking set you apart from the countless others that have a degree just like you.
>Any advice for others?
If you want a job that requires college go in-state. At the undergrad level it's quite literally all the same shit. Aim for top ranking schools for grad school if you intend to do grad school, but stay in-state for undergrad to save money.
>>51447021
>>51447067
I had to take Java last year and I barely passed. Maybe it's the classroom environment that makes it hard to learn
> What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
full stack developer
> What are you plans for the next few years?
keep learning, try and stay in contracts, try and find somewhere interesting to work
>>51436566
web dev code monkey
get masters
nothing, i hate my plan
web dev makes me me hate programming
>>51447164
You don't learn much of how to program at uni and it's stressful as fuck.
Prospective medical student. I'm only here for /ptg/. /a/ is my homeboard.
>>51447188
I'll try self teaching. What language is beat to start with?
>>51447130
Just start doing something, build momentum and use it as your motivation. Once you finally get going you'll fear slipping back into stagnation and your momentum will act as a kind of feedback loop. I lost ~100lbs (92lbs is close enough) this way, and have since used it to maintain my GPA at a fairly high level.
Pic unrelated but this game is fucking GOAT
>>51439240
Wth I thought not many people did embedded since everyone is going muh Web Apps (in my uni at least ) and there was a huge demand for people who do embedded dev
>>51447209
Any high-level language with a large community, otherwise known as Python. The differences between mainstream languages are too subtle for a novice programmer to take notice, so don't worry about them.
The best thing you can do at this point is think of something cool to make, try to make it, and keep asking for help until it gets finished. Being able to complete program from start to finish is a step most people don't get past.
It doesn't have to be big or complicated or useful or interesting, it just has to be something.
>>51436853
Maths do a shit ton of maths, helps tremendously with algorithms
>>51447231
Not in Hipster Burgerland, but that's because the "service sector" of the technology market has been opening up considerably lately.
There are going to be "factory jobs" in software development for a long time, and many, many, many programmers work like this. But it's not cool, hip, or sexy so it gets overlooked by dank memesters.
>>51436566
I work as an IT Device Support Specialist and Sales Consultant for the largest wireless and network carrier in my country, Straya. I work under a licensee for the brand name.
I'm tasked with selling phone plans, home internet, and device contracts. I also work at a store station where people can pay for half hour Learning sessions and/or device support. If the issue is related to my carrier, the service is free.
I'm 21, and I have been in the position for 5 months, almost marking the end of my 6month probation. I like the staff members, they're pretty cool. The position is tough, but I like it fine. I fear for my job as I've performed really poor right at the end of my last month.
I've worked in retail for 8 years now, and I'm truly starting to hate it. I think if this doesn't work out, I'll go work somewhere that requires dexterity. I like to work with my hands, and I'm pretty obese. So i'd like to do something outdoors for my next job.
I dropped out of university because I tried to kill myself. idk if I want to go back.
>>51438231
How did you get an IT job without a degree. Ive been trying to get one for the past 3 years whilst I work my shitty job. I was thinking of enrolling onto a cs course with a foundation year but I dont really want to go uni, plus ive been out of education for 4 years so I doubt they would even except me.
>>51436566
i work with satellite comms in the army
working with satellite comms in the army
not working with satellite comms in the army
work in satellite comms in the army
>>51447209
I'm learNing python. I seriously recommend the book "Learning Python the hard way". Also you could learn something really simple like html.
>>51436566
i am looking for a junior programmer who is interested in devops - decent salary...
any interest from anyone?
>>51436566
1 month out of uni in a php web dev internship. The company I'm at uses Drupal and the learning curve of Drupal api has been stressful. Today It felt good when I realized I did something in 15 minutes that I remember taking me all day when I first started.
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Petroleum E.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
go for MBA
>Any advice for others?
like another anon said, Lower your standards you'll never get your dream job with zero experience
>>51438334
I think you're probably an SAP ABAP consultant. My advice is you should simply jump in the HANA bandwagon. Might prove to be a better option.
>>51447153
>Working at Raytheon designing missiles as an aerospace engineer.
you lucky fucker i envy you so much
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
"Weather Operations" for the Air Force
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Keep doing this till my contract is up. Either crosstrain or get out and keep going to school after that happens.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
People do their own thing who cares
>Any advice for others?
Kill yourself while you're happy, it'll be shittier when you're sad and that way you die happy
Some career advice needed here.
So I'm at my first year of community college and I'm 18. I just decided that I want to major in CS because of all the job opportunities here on the west coast and how good the median salary is for my first year or two. I'm just worried I won't have what it takes. I'm not the best at math and that concerns me but I'm easily getting an A in my algebra class, although I know later maths will be much harder. I'm also starting learn Java on codeacademy and just completed the intro to java lesson. I enjoy it although its a tad boring I know I'll be able to make cool and useful code in the future.
Basically what I want to know is it to late for me to try? I don't want to give up but I don't want to waste my time. My dream is being a sysadmin or something and being my own boss somewhat/ not talking to people very often while living comfortably with my gf.
>>51447286
I second this, I'm interested in knowing.
>>51436566
Writing up my PhD thesis in cognitive neuroscience and spectral color science. Already have a post doc offer for next year - in France of all places T__T
>>51447119
Get a homelab.
>>51447167
>full stack developer
Stop using that term, faggot.
>>51448158
>My dream is being a sysadmin or something and being my own boss somewhat/ not talking to people very often
This translates to a shit job where you got all the responsibility, on call and nobody else to lean on. Do not go this route, many a sysadmin has burned themself before.
First year economist at Cambridge.
Finishing the "base" computer science in denmark in January. then I can choose between software and web development. Don't know what to choose? which would get me my first job easier?
Why didn't you make this thread on /sci/? Mathematics is not technology.
>>51451755
You don't want to go web dev.
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
EE apprenticeship, in last year (lel switzerland)
>What are you plans for the next few years?
after apprenticeship go to military for a year as an EE, then go study EE at a uni of applied sciences (apparently about 50% there will be projects, stoked.)
Just was at a presentation about studying there yesterday. Seems pretty fucking cool. For example, one project the EE students made this year were 'sumo-robots', like nondestructive miniature battlebots.
There's also apparently a way to study very little power electronics, but a lot of uControllers, digital stuff and programming. Sounds dank as fuck.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
You don't live in Switzerland
>>51436566
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
data scientist in marketing
>What are you plans for the next few years?
try and get into finance
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
NEETs
>Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).
people skills are more important than technical skills
>>51451970
I did a web dev internship but I'm learning on software development. I feel like if you have a good grasp on the back end, I can learn front-end on my own to suit my needs. What do you think?
I have a decent job where I program FANUC robots to feed CNC machines and do basic metalworking like polishing, deburring huge parts.
In my spare time at the company I manage the 50 PC's and networks, install new ones, I also increased security by a fuckton after I got here. (RAID 1 for backup and windows firewall for protection... please)
I reverse engineered our ERP so I could fix a couple of bugs and add a feature which the developer company wouldn't.
I set up access control and made a web based working hours management application, which completely solved 2 person's full time job.
This week we had a negotiation with a software developer company who made a pretty good management software for CNC machines work schedule.
After a couple of hours we agreed so they'll provide their software and cloud services for free, in exchange I'll help them advance their software by reading and processing useful info from the machines PLC.
I'm really interested in control systems, as a hobby I'm researching faster realtime motoric balancing with ASICs.
Not so much success here yet, however the creator of Mirai smart dolls Danny Choo really liked my work when I showed him some videos.
I'm also interested in nuclear physics, however it's really just admiring it rather than actually understanding anything.
Fusion is the future, fission is still better than anything else right now!
My plan for the future is to work with Elon Musk on something big.
I'm 25.
>>51452004
I feel like even backend for web development is a bore, most of the time.
Computing major. Concentration in computer science, minor in math.
>>51436566
british.
hobbyist programmer.
1st class maths degree achieved in 2003.
autism haver.
11 years a NEET.
>>51452225
continued
I bought a pretty good car and don't know what to do with my money. I'm living in an apartment but will be able to afford a decent house in 3 years.
I've got some pretty good friends, two very close friends, we meet at least 3 times every week and I fucking love them, they're awesome people.
I'm average looking with an average, but perfectly working dick. I'm healthy and I run a lot. Women usually like me after they get to know me.
This all sounds wonderful, right?
Here comes the bad part.
I have a fucking abusive father, I feel like I'll never be able to escape from his grasp unless I move from the fucking country. Also everything I do I feel like it's not enough to prove my worth to him.
I had 3 GF's, first one was perfect but I fucked it up cause I was a jerk, the second cheated on me and I didn't know for half a year, third one cheated too, hid it from me for more than a year.
My apartment is a big fucking mess, I hardly clean up, maybe twice a year, nothing motivates me to do so.
I'm depressed as fuck. I've attempted suicide 2 times now, both times saved by a complete fucking stranger, once a robber broke into my apartment and called the ambulance anonymously, once I was pulled out of the river, a stranger jumped in to save me, I was unconscious.
My hobbies and all the work I do, I do it hard so I don't let myself think for a minute about myself.
I cry myself to sleep, and I can't remember the last time I didn't had a nightmare.
>>51452489
Wow what a pussy
>>51436566
I'm a Firefighter/Paramedic
Ultimately trying to make Lieutenant, but that might be more than a few years
You guys' plans are decent in general, most of you will ultimately make a lot more money than me if not already.
Advice for others? Find a way to work fewer days a week. I'm on 10 days a month and it's the best.
Currently in my third year in CS, at the end of the year i get my degree and I'll go to university to study math because I want to become a quant
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
DevOps Software Engineer (IBM) 1.5 years
>What are you plans for the next few years?
While I get paid higher than market rate right now, I expect this not to continue. So I plan on trying to get into one of the big 4 within the next 3 years, I have a lot of studying to do first though.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Nothing, everyone just has different goals for the most part and care about different stuff..
>Any advice for others? (fuck anyone who says that goes on /adv/, it's a shit board that's 99% people bitching about relationships).
Do what makes you happy. Although money seems to help make me happy.
>>51446211
at my school the difference between BA and BS is BA adds a foreign language, and BS has some more math
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Systems Engineer and large scale event management specialist for Amazon.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Develop more people and project management skills rather than technical. I've always been very good at the technical side, so good that most of the time I was enough by myself. This means I've never had the chance to work more on how to manage teams and big projects and I really want to learn how to do that. Partially because I want to start my own business soon.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Eh... I don't care. It's their plans.
>Any advice for others?
Playing to your strengths is good, but it's better to try to develop in areas that you think you are weak in. Don't restrain yourself by your comfy zone, do stuff that you are afraid you will fuck up. There's no other way to learn and become a great, great asset to an employer, or to yourself if you want to start a business.
And believe me, you do want to. You will probably fail, but the experience is worth a SHITLOAD. You will go back to working for other with a completely new perspective on what it takes to run a business and you will be in general much more valuable to an employer in ways that can get you a managerial position.
>>51452803
Is working at Amazon as bad as I've heard?
>>51452923
Am I well paid? Yes
Is it hard work? Yes.
Is the working environment bad? No.
Seriously, my office space is great. We've got billards, table tennis, consoles, beer taps(seriously).
I and my coworkers keep beers and hard liquor in the cuboards next to our desks and drink after shifts in the office.
During weekends I take the biggest screen on the floor and watch stuff on it. It's pretty fucking cool.
I assume it's not that good for Fulfilment Centre or Data Centre workers.
>What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
Working (6 months now) at an exploding startup using the Salesforce platform to automate loan processing for banks. Was in uni getting my CompSci undergrad before that.
>What are you plans for the next few years?
Work one more year here because the company is actually pretty cool and Im taking the time to read/learn more about programming. Someday after a year from now I want to move to the west coast to get dem six figures.
>What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Anyone can learn to write code, just dont waste all your time playing viddya games when you could be learning about how to code to make sustain a good living.
>Any advice for others?
Get in to the MEAN stack if you're young/have time. It will probs be blowing up even harder one day and everyone will wanna cradle ur balls to write code for them.
>>51452963
>working at IBM
could you please make JCL less shit
>>51453105
Not my circus, not my monkeys man. I deal mostly with overall amazon infrastructure, monitoring and event management.
Studying CS while working in parents restaurant so they won't kick me out
3rd semester, I've passed everything easily except all programming courses
I hate my life and everything and everyone
except cute girls and music
I'm a fat insecure cunt who does nothing except whine about his bad life instead of changing something
Dear blog
I was always fat and my parents didn't care so until I was 16 then they said if I don't lose weight they will kick me out and told I'm ugly and a fat fuck everyday
I was about 120kg 1.85m
When 18 my life was getting better and I started working out and lost weight - 95kg
Then I noticed that my dick wasn't just looking small, it actually is small, 3.6inches hard
means I'll never have a GF
Maybe there'll be some girl who'll act like she doesn't care, but I love girls too much to make them deal with my microdick while there are guys with dicks that can actually make them happy
Also, suddenly I had this problem, that I am/was sweating way too much, even now when it's cold outside when I go out my back and face are instantly wet
the doctor I went to, without doing any tests, said I should lose weight- she doesn't care
Now 20, 150kg and trying to kill myself but I'm too much of a pussy to do it
My parents have to work 24/7, my father drinks and is throwing our money away in casinos everyday while I have to sacrifice "my life" and take care of my little (no meme, literally) autistic brother
I could never meet friends or go out because I had to take care of my little brother, while I was a kid myself
Then when I was 15 I also had to work,
Everyday dealing with my autistic brother and working... I didn't care about school and never learned, still somehow passed everything and teachers told me I was intellegent and could have even better grades if I would be trying harder, idc
Everything hurts
One thing that keeps me alive is my brother, I can't leave him alone, he already cries when I'm away for more than one day
Well that escalted
Sorry /g/
>>51453285
lol
>>51436566
Doing a master's in game and media technology. Got my BSc in CS last year. Pretty fun.
Future plans are finishing my degree and I have no idea what I want to do after that.
On one hand I want to work on video games or similar cool shit, but I don't really want to actually work in the game industry since it appears to be total shit. Still, the concepts are very interesting.
>>51452489
I'm depressed too, wanna be friends?
>>51442230
>And always, ALWAYS skip A+
What do you mean? A+ is a grade in my country.
>>51451793
>Why didn't you make this thread on /sci/? Mathematics is not technology.
/sci/'s mods have been culling careers thread, /sci/ even has a sticky saying that careers threads go on /adv/ but /adv/ is a shit board for careers advice (it gets burred by fucking teenage relationship help posts).
>>51453285
Lol, what a fag. Fuck your family, leave them to rot and succeed in your own life. Your autistic brother is basically already dead by virtue of being autistic, so why care? Sort your own shit out retard, or die alone and poor.
>>51436566
>tfw doing ento major
>for fun because going to medical school
>change mind want cs
>tfw can't even audit classes because it conflicts with my schedule
lol, I wasted 3 years for nothing
slowly learning code and working on getting certified, but ill never be a cs major
this is the new certifications thread?
Anyone have the oracle exams dumps some anon uplodaded?
>>51447119
>>51447119
>>51447119
pls help /g/
>>51438287
Good for you for trying to do something with your life.
Don't go into IT. Its become a market where most IT employers hire on short term contract. You become a contractor of a contractor. Shit pay, bullshit work. Back in the day, 15 years ago, a dude had a decent chance of landing a good IT job. In the end though, you'll work hard, keep up on certifications, and then one day you'll realize that you sincerely hate working in IT. I've been in the IT field for more than 20 years. A couple of years ago I decided I was done with it. Fuck IT.
>>51438396
A+ certification was good 20 years ago. Now its fucking meaningless. Mine has gained me nothing.
Getting your A+ is the IT equivalent of learning how to ride a bike. Big fucking deal.
>tfw you realize everyone in a computer related career is dead on the inside and despressed
>>51454127
I went in for an interview and when I told the guy I didn't have my A+ he became uninterested in me. It was for a helpdesk job because I don't know what to specialize in.
>>51453049
literally exploding or do you make some good money there?
What are you currently doing (work or studying)?
~jobwise
compiling programs and starting successivle jobs on a mainframe all day
is it boring? Yes, a 12yo could do it
are you paid well for it? no, but no stress, a safe job and I'm a lazy ass nigger to go get for more money(taking in account how easy it is, yes)
~private
creating at least 2 games that are stuck in my mind for years now. I finally settled with libgdx and trying to get my hang of it.
One is supposed to be remake of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn5KJsp1c_s slightly bigger worlds and better AI
The second, I won't explain because I'm a paranoid fuck who fears someone else steals my concept and my game will be declared a ripoff then.
Also I want to make a meta programming language, not meant as a replacement for current language, instead its purpose is to create programming concepts for e.g. other programming language. I aim to make it as general as alterable as possible so one can replace everything with everything. Not much progress there so its more a distant future project.
What are you plans for the next few years?
raising my lazy ass from my comfort chair and get better job or at least finish some of my private projects. Also I hope for meeting a slavetrader who sells a cheap graphic+audio artist (I want to release my games for free, at least until I have a reputation and can make games that are worth selling) doing it myself is time consuming and shit and searching for good free stuff is also time consuming and shit
What's shit about everyone else's plans in the threads?
Most people here not beeing able to value their own jobs, whining about how other people get to work on cooler stuff or getting more money
>>51453937
>this is the new certifications thread?
no.
>>51455941
fuck shit, forgot how to greentext.
cont.
>Any advice for others?
Don't listen to people that tell you, you have to use C, C++ to make games because performance. If you ever get performance problems, it will probably the result of bad coding and low level languages wouldn't have change that (This advice goes as long as you don't work for a professional game dev studio or for some reasons want to deploy your game on your toaster).
>>51455941
nice blog
