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Ask HN: What is your biggest struggle right now?
- Mobius01 6y agoCoping with aging and the narrowing of opportunities that it entails.
- dominotw 6y agocurious. how old are you?
- eecks 6y agoCovid restrictions
- Moody_10001 6y agoFinding a long term career. No idea which one to pick for the moment.
- bobkrusty 6y agoHow to get money from angel investors To realize my project
- metaljr 6y agoDude tell me more about your project
- superbcarrot 6y agoI had good enough grades to go to a top university and study something very technical. Instead, I picked an unusual subject that I liked at the time (this is outside the US so you pick a subject/major when you're applying), went to a low-ranked university and lost all interest after a year or two. Since then it's been a lot of struggle and additional effort to get my career back on track but because I work in a field that's very gate-kept by credentials (data science) some of the damage I've done seems irreperable. I find it hard to move on from knowing that I was in a very fortunate and advantageous position early in life and just gave that up for nothing in return.
- wikibob 6y agoI would suggest that data science is not in fact gatekept by credentials. If you are encountering that sentiment I would encourage a big step back to determine if there is a different approach you can take. Happy to discuss if you want to post details.
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- superbcarrot 6y agoYes, it would be great if you could expand on this. I'm doing okay, got a master's degree and have a data science job. My concern is that the best jobs in the field aren't available to me without a PhD or without attending a top university. The lack of a relevant undergraduate degree also looks bad regardless of how many mathematics or CS classes I take online.
- Rainymood 6y agoMy girlfriend breaking up with me. Hah! Probably not the answer you expected didn't you!
- the_only_law 6y agoToo much stuff to do in so little time and if you do some of them in the wrong order, they’re often made much more difficult:
- decafninja 6y agoGetting good enough to pass technical interviews.
- throwaway19937 6y agoMy biggest struggles are fatigue, depression, executive function, and my codependent relationship with my girlfriend.
- metaljr 6y agoGetting people's attention on my post! :( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26089745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26089745
- metaljr 6y agoAcquiring new clients for my software development company!
- mcjoken 6y agoTrying to buy my first house in a crazy seller's market while getting ready for our first child, during a global pandemic.
- meiraleal 6y agoto receive payment overseas without payment a lot of taxes. I've been doing it for 3 years but can't find a solution that is both good for me and the government.
- boredatworkme 6y agoGrinding Leetcode to land a job in a different domain, on a different stack while working full time. Just don't get enough time to Leetcode -> I'm not confident enough to apply -> stuck in the same frustrating job -> Makes me want to quit Just can't seem to be able to break the cycle.
- abhayhegde 6y agoNot able to land in any graduate program of US as an international student despite having sufficient GPA (around 3.75). I do not know what to do if I do not get a PhD. This pandemic truly screwed me over.
- KDJohnBrown 6y agoFinding a way to make an income outside of tech, now that life circumstances + covid have ended my career. Long-term Depression + a complete inability to focus on anything for more than about 3 minutes at a time have made this difficult. Been thinking about politics or drug trafficking as better options than sysadminning.
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