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I was a graphic designer, then I did cabinet making, auto sales, manual labor and construction. I was also in the military. I finally got into tech and I don't
by potta_coffee 7y ago
I was a graphic designer, then I did cabinet making, auto sales, manual labor and construction. I was also in the military. I finally got into tech and I don't always love it, but I remember those years when I froze my ass off working on a jobsite somewhere making peanuts, and I'm thankful. TLDR I've started from nothing several times. If I had to do it again right now, I think I would open a coffee shop.
- muzani 7y agoI quit tech once to open a coffee shop. It was horrible - you deal with a lot of uneducated people under you, really cheap suppliers. Went back to tech. I like how in tech, you can eventually pay people higher than you pay yourself, but in the cafe business, the model only works out by paying people as little as possible.
- potta_coffee 7y agoThanks for the insight.
- jc01480 7y agoI was in law enforcement at the state level. I can relate to this. I drive by a highway patrol unit on the side of the road and recall the years I spent out there getting hit by cars, sweating my butt off, wiping blood off me, and generally dealing with the mental illnesses of society. I learned to live within my means doing it, but now? Goodness the money is amazing. I do Cybersecurity now, so the mindset is quite similar. I have a lot of federal LE contacts that keep me in the modern-day loop of technical crimes. I’m having a blast and getting paid real money. This is my second career. If I could start over I would not go into LE at all. Having kids at an early age required me to start something with benefits. I settled for public service.