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Oh man I can think of so many I’m not sure. - Accepting the first offer I get. Hell I still do this, mostly because if the money is right, I get sick of interv

Oh man I can think of so many I’m not sure. - Accepting the first offer I get. Hell I still do this, mostly because if the money is right, I get sick of interviewing. Not doing this likely could have yielded me the money I’m making now, years ago. - I think the biggest mistake though wasn’t even really intentional. I just didn’t have a good enough understanding of the files, and the intricacies, strategies, and realities of having a career in the field. Looking back, I should have just grinded leetcode and tried for FAANG from the start. I’m stuck in a certain, generally disliked sector of the industry and getting out is very difficult. No one seems to be interested in anything I’ve done except for my past professional work history.

f0e4c2f7 5y ago
Consider learning AWS, not as a permanent change but just as a way out. The demand for cloud work is really intense right now and from there other pivots are fairly easy. If you're unsure about making the move you'll find employers generally treat the AWS certs as though they were experience. They're not priced too bad either. I used a aloud.guru to study. It's paid and I'm not sure if it's still the best one or not. It's been some time since I used it. The solutions architect cert and developer cert are quite similar. So with a few months of study you could get both certs, switch to could, and then wait a bit and switch again to a vertical that seems more interesting. From there you can move away from cloud if you find it boring. I debated writing this because it's so specific. Lots of other good paths too. Oh also, probably not for the first one but FAANG needs cloud people too (usually).