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There's really so much opportunity left in tech that it's a bit overwhelming even to consider _some_ of your options given your experience. Job security is a f
by themodelplumber 4y ago
There's really so much opportunity left in tech that it's a bit overwhelming even to consider _some_ of your options given your experience.
Job security is a function defined as of a lot of different things by different people, so I think I'd really look at that concept and do some frameworking around it before going into tech, and thoughts like what you can do with this tech or job or that one.
For example, a lot of people perceive that job security is an issue due to latent relational concerns at work. For example, they watched a junior get promoted above them, or they get the sense that their ideas fall on deaf ears.
Regardless, if job security is your priority, I would really hold on tight to that model of what you're looking for--outline it, define it, give it depth and color and meaning.
Even the "best careers for job security" can lead people into individual _roles_ or _jobs_ that end up being functionally insecure.
I'm also not really sure if web dev is facing a glut in all areas, and I would absolutely interrogate this idea for your own sake, maybe even make it prove itself--simply because you have so much darn experience / XP / momentum in this area that it'd be a shame not to bring as much of that forward as possible.
Anyway, just sharing some thoughts on what you wrote and I wish you the best of luck.
- ralmidani 4y agoThank you for your thoughtful response and kind sentiment! I should have been more clear that I’ve had a naive interest in learning more about DS/DE/ML/AI, and well as PL/Compilers, since well before the current economic environment. I doubt I would have enough motivation to learn something __just__ for extra perceived job security. For example, there is some tech I hope I am never forced to work with again (one of them rhymes with “lava”). My post was really about looking for extrinsic motivation to step outside my comfort zone, because intrinsically I __want__ to learn a lot of new things, but am struggling to actually set aside the time to do so.