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Why do you want to be a <insert job you're passionate about>, just do it as a hobby spend ~8 hours a day doing something you hate.
by vertis 3y ago
Why do you want to be a <insert job you're passionate about>, just do it as a hobby spend ~8 hours a day doing something you hate.
- silverquiet 3y agoHell, what if you’re not even passionate about tech, but you trained for it and became a pro? Like imagine telling an out of work electrician that they should exit the industry and just do it as a hobby.
- flkenosad 3y agoIf your an out of work anything, why not consider other careers? Work is work and if nobody's paying for it, is it really work?
- silverquiet 3y agoProbably because of spending 4+ years of school training for it, tens of thousands or even more on said schooling, and a decade or more of your life after honing those skills on the job? It’s not an easy thing for all of us to just throw away.
- flkenosad 3y agoBoo hoo. Sorry you got scammed. But the sooner you wake up and join the rest of reality the better.
- silverquiet 3y agoQuite a scam if it results in a decade plus long career lol. But ok, what job do you think an out of work developer should switch to?
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- em-bee 3y agono actually, it's because with a family to support, i can't afford to start over training for a new job and living on a junior level salary.
- silverquiet 3y agoI think that jives with the theme of sunk costs. I guess it's not socially acceptable anymore to sell the kids to science.
- em-bee 3y agonot quite. sunk cost implies that the cost, despite not creating any returns, is to high to throw it away. sure, if i have no job, and i am broke, then almost anything else will do. however, switching into a new line of work is only feasible if it does not require years before i can earn enough to feed my family. as long as there is a chance at finding a job with my current skills, that pays enough, taking on such a risk doesn't make sense, unless i can actually afford doing so. in any other case my energy is better spent looking for jobs doing what i already know, where i can earn enough.
- silverquiet 3y agoI guess the unknown is how much the market for tech jobs has dried up - will you always be able to find one? Whenever I see families in line at a food bank, I always wonder what happened that led them to that situation. I will say that employment in tech has felt like an ever-accelerating treadmill of skills that seem more akin to fashion than real technical progress; I don't think I can keep on that treadmill forever.
- em-bee 3y agothe unknown is how much the market for tech jobs has dried up yes, that is the real challenge. the best thing to do would probably be to learn something new, while looking for jobs for your current experience. but balancing that can be tricky, especially if learning something new involves some kind of commitment to a training institution.
- tokai 3y agoIt sounds bad, but it is actually very pampered to belive one has a right to work with something that one is passionate about.
- starbugs 3y ago> it is actually very pampered to belive one has a right to work with something that one is passionate about. Everybody has the right to seek work that they are passionate about and they should do so even if it's tough. What would the work look like if nobody would be passionate about it? Maybe you have spent too much time in bad positions?
- flkenosad 3y agoIt's not about the type of work you are doing. You can be passionate about work, in general. You know? Value punctuality, discipline, putting in a hard days work, and knowing that you're contributing to something greater is enough for most people.
- starbugs 3y ago> It's not about the type of work you are doing Did I say that it is?
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- flkenosad 3y agoSo dramatic. You don't have to hate it. Just do something you can put up with. And it's rewarding contributing to society in a way that other people value. This is how 99% of people view work.