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I'm going to contradict everyone who's yet replied (5 at the time of writing) because I sense the reason you posted here is because you feel a bit guilty about
by chris_dcosta 15y ago
I'm going to contradict everyone who's yet replied (5 at the time of writing) because I sense the reason you posted here is because you feel a bit guilty about wanting to jack it all in and jump into technology.
You'll be under a lot of pressure to accept that offer and people will tell you not to do it, but somewhere in your heart there is something saying "I made a mistake doing pharmacy, I should have done CS".
Firstly there are no mistakes in education. I studied art and design, and worked in advertising for 7 years before a learnt a single line of code. I've been in tech ever since.
One regret? Nah. If I hadn't done design there's no way I could reverse engineer any piece of art/digital image just by looking at it. I learnt skills that tech people pay others for.
What I'm trying to say, is that you can do it anyway you want, but somewhere at some time in some place you are going to wish you could code. You'll know it'll put you in a place the competition can't touch, and you'll be glad you did it.
If you're worried about stability, take the job. If you're young enough to pick up the pieces and start over when it doesn't go your way, then jump ship.
They don't just say "fail fast" for a gimmick. It's all about that in tech. You'll know soon enough if it was the right choice for you.
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- throwaway220 15y agoIt's hard to understand exactly how my emotions play into this, but I don't think I am particularly concerned about "wasting" my education. My main concern is maximizing my abilities AND my background. If that means I'm best served by doing something completely unrelated to pharmacy, that's fine. However, I tend to think that I can capitalize on the degree/licensure and add more value than if I abandon my background entirely. One of the reasons I initially went into pharmacy was because there seemed to be so much opportunity to improve the process, and so few people interested in doing so. Now that I've experienced a little bit more in life, the prospect of spending my entire life in a pharmacy doesn't seem nearly as interesting as working at a startup. Am I just caught up in the perceived glamour of working in SV, or is this a worthwhile concern?