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How would a forty-year-old electrician (with data center [IBEW] and private residential experience) segway into a more-technical career? I have a STEM degree, b
by ProllyInfamous 3y ago
How would a forty-year-old electrician (with data center [IBEW] and private residential experience) segway into a more-technical career? I have a STEM degree, but never ended up working anywhere where college wasn't shunned by hard-working co-workers.
The concept of "make six figures" while "working at home" makes literally zero sense to me, except with an image of a young `1337` coder abusing way-too-much speed performing back-end programming. I would love to provide my technical background to [perhaps project] management, but honestly have no github nor online coding examples to cite.
I can "program" an Arduino, by changing others' code/variables [but make it do things I want] — that's about the limit of my coding abilities. I am done with physically building houses IRL. Thank god I have enough savings to last a decade+, but I need/want to be using my brain to problem-solve [behind a computer screen].
- BadCookie 3y agoIf you like programming enough to do it professionally, then it might make sense to do a master’s degree in CS. Otherwise, in your position, I would try to talk my way into working at a small startup. There’s often enough work to go around that you can customize your role to include whatever area you’re interested in if you show promise. But now is a really tough time to be trying to make this switch, I’m afraid.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoThank you for this entryway idea. >now is a really tough time to be trying to make this switch I am grateful for immense savings (years), but eagerly anticipate an era of fruitful post-singularity employment.