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I switched fields entirely to get out of teaching. It is kinda fun but also very stressful and very underpaid. If teaching paid well i would probably keep doing

I switched fields entirely to get out of teaching. It is kinda fun but also very stressful and very underpaid. If teaching paid well i would probably keep doing it, but i can't afford to dedicate that much time to something if I'm not making enough money to pay someone to help out at home. My mom is still in software, and she says her plan for after software is to be a cashier at trader Joe's and spend all her free time going hiking and to the beach. She's about to be 60. If you're gonna go for a random-ass job, make it something that doesn't require a new education or physical skill unless you're already very physically skilled. You're gonna have a major drop in salary, and that's just something you have to plan for. If you think about it and you value the change in lifestyle more than the money then go for it.

gcheong 4y ago
"her plan for after software is to be a cashier at trader Joe's" Is it that she needs the money/benefits or just wants to keep working at something?
- WheelsAtLarge 4y ago
  If you are a people person, being a cashier is fun. You talk to people all day. Don't get me wrong, it is a job so it has its minues. All jobs do. Salary is a big minus when compared to the tech industry but it's worth exploring as a second short term career. It's interesting. If you aren't forced to choose it as a career then it's fun. Otherwise, it's a big drag and people can't wait to move on to something else.
  - gcheong 4y ago
    Oh yes, I did a stint as a cashier when I dropped out of college. It was why I dropped back in. I also worked as an usher at a performing arts center and between the two ushering was far more pleasant .