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You got a developer job after 1 night class in python? Forgive me if I don't take that story at face value as evidence that everyone can pull themselves up by

• civilian 10y ago
  Okay, the full story: I guess the fuller story is that I had taken AP Java in high school. I took one CS class in college, but I dropped it to prioritize other classes. I also got help from my younger brother, who was graduating with a degree in CS. We had a half dozen skype conversations that helped me get started before the night class started. The night class was 9 months long, but I got my first job about 2/3 through it. I told my instructor that I was bored as shit at work, and had saved up enough that I could try being an unpaid intern for a month in the hopes that I'd get a real job. My instructor sent out some emails, I had five interviews, and one of them offered me a paying job! So I took it. You're right that I had a decent background for it, and that my brother helped me. But I also really wanted it, and I was bored to tears at my job, and it kept me motivated. Everyone can make decisions about their careers and study the trade-offs. And we should encourage that, rather than letting them fall into learned helplessness! Look at this: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/56xkrd/how_to_pick_a_trade_job/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/56xkrd/how_to_pick_...
  • antisthenes 10y ago
    Yes, not quite the original you posted. You've had help from 1. your brother, 2. your professor, 3. accumulated savings. That's quite a combination of factors, the majority of Americans simply do not have the luxury or luck of having (even if by their own inaction or faults).