I’m almost 30 and I’m still chasing the career I want.
I’m in IT, but I want to be in software dev.
I want to build things, not just fix them.<p>When I was 17 a company poached my from my technical high school and put me in the field to learn by doing. It went great, but it’s not the career I want.
I need to find the same opportunity but in a software developer role. I’m confident that I’ll be a sponge and I’ll produce results quickly under someone’s wing, but it’s rare that someone wants that with such competitive market.<p>If someone here is curious about this, please reach out, I’m willing to take it as a second job part time if you can’t pay much, or even if you can’t pay. All I need is an opportunity to get my foot in the door.
Started a business with my dad, brother joined a few years later, it's been 13 years now, we've put our blood into it , same with every one in the family. We prioritised the business over everything, health, relationship, friends,all our life savings buying a house. Covid hit us pretty bad, missed some payments, 3 days from now I'm probably gonna throw the downpayment I've been saving at it, but the lawyers's have fucked up and it might go under and we'll lose everything. Might have to support them indefinitely. I think it's over with the girl i like. Smoking more than ever, getting high every day.
The apathy that accompanies depression. Most days, I can't complete simple chores let alone the important duties required of an adult with a house and family.
30+ years of being the sole data-handling tech resource for a company that's expanded like crazy, just over 1 year to retirement and nobody, but <i>nobody</i> has even <i>started</i> talking about replacing me.
1. Immature people in my family.<p>2. Not enough energy and not great health (I get sick rather easily when I get outside during less than perfect weather).
Why isn’t Medicare gradually phased-in starting at 40 or 50?<p>Why are my sheltered retirement funds only available penalty-free at 60 and onward?<p>Can I survive and thrive in tech into my 50s?