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[mj23]

I have a job

[sacking rails]

working sucks

[mj23]

working sucks

Big if true

[sacking rails]

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working sucks

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Big if true

i just hide in the bathroom and try to forget about it all

[manysnakes]

Bumping this thread because I'm looking for some advice and hope this is the right place:

Has anybody ever had any sort of successful career change?  I'm in my 40's, and in DIRE DIRE DIRE need of a career change/better job.  I have a "fancy toilet paper" Bacehlors in Fine Arts so that ain't helping.  I have looked into going back to school but it is nearly impossible to fit multiple classes into my schedule between work, kid, etc...

Has anybody had any success taking online courses?  Any advice at all would be appreciated.

I chanted careers in my late 30s. I took classes in computer networking (something I had already understood fairly well) at the community college, much of which were subsidized by the state under the auspices of “worker retraining”. Eventually I got an entry level job which required some knowledge of Linux, DNS, and general networking. Since then, over the four years I’ve been doing it, my pay has tripled and now I’m working for one of the largest companies in my field.

It definitely worked for me. I don’t know if other people will have the same success - I was already a computer geek from the time I was a little kid, so I came at it with an advantage. But I thought it was too late for me and it turned out not to be. My life is vastly better with my new career. I don’t know what you want to do but I would say it’s certainly possible to make the change.

[manysnakes]

working sucks

I know

[Dwyck]

That dilbert guy was right. Not about the racist stuff he got into later. But what the heck are you supposed to talk about in the office? I'm a receptionist I say hi to everybody, but I'm a new temp so I'm slowly getting to know people. I don't work with half of my floor (the 20-something worker-bees don't have meetings with outside guests) so I don't get many opportunities to talk to them. I've got a few friends here and there but I feel like not following football, lower east side bars or investment banking is gonna be a barrier. I mostly chat about the weather, the day of the week, what the execs are doing/what their mood is, dating and new pop records. Actually it's not too bad. I don't hate it all

I used to dishwash and at both of my jobs (one a small cafe, the other a huge event space in the city) I didn't speak enough spanish I don't think but I could talk to the chefs and everybody because food makes way more sense than finance mumbojumbo

Just venting

[TheLurper]

Office chit-chat sucks. It is hard to give a shit about bro culture, the Voice, or some asshole's kid.

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

i have an interview tomorrow that i will be studying for tonight and i'm nervous as shit. its pretty stressful to know that this career could potentially be my life's work and i am fully aware that it could be a slog for decades that will require me to put skating and guitar scratching on the side for a while. gonna have to be SOOOO aggressive with my time management to juggle all these things.

i guess this is just part of growing up... sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[Freelancevagrant]

This happened

[GardenSkater77]

Ridiculous

Where is Hause now…?

[Coastal Fever]

Legendary stuff @Freelancevagrant .  So hyped to see fellow blue collars get the recognition they deserve.

I’m having a rough go today.  When I’m out on installs by myself, I occasionally fuck up, but usually always remain cool, calm and collected.  Today I’m paired up with a coworker, who isn’t a bad guy, but I just can’t fucking stand to be around him.  And whenever something goes wrong, whether it’s his fault or mine, I see red and struggle not to flip out, sometimes do.  I really wish I was better at working with others and controlling my emotions, I just feel like I can’t think straight with other people hovering around.

[WordIsBondo]

Snowboard instructor in the winter and roofing with my uncle's company during the warm months.

[Lester Bullocks]

Never!

[artskool]

As both a BFA holder, and career switcher... I went to the artsiest fine arts school ever, and basically lucked into/was trapped in a 15 year career as a game designer. It had it's moments, but really wasn't what I ever wanted to do. I ended up quitting to stay home and raise my kid, while at the same time starting a company in a totally different field. I really underestimated was how critical having a social network in my new area. At that point I really only knew video game people and it really had zero overlap with my new project.

The specifics don't really matter, but in my experience it takes at least 7 or 8 years to rebuild a network in a new field. I'm in my mid 40's now, and kind of want to switch it up again but feel like the clock is ticking.

Bumping this thread because I'm looking for some advice and hope this is the right place:

Has anybody ever had any sort of successful career change?  I'm in my 40's, and in DIRE DIRE DIRE need of a career change/better job.  I have a "fancy toilet paper" Bacehlors in Fine Arts so that ain't helping.  I have looked into going back to school but it is nearly impossible to fit multiple classes into my schedule between work, kid, etc...

Has anybody had any success taking online courses?  Any advice at all would be appreciated.

[Crailslideyoface]

Autoworker. It's not fun and my body always hurts now

[manysnakes]

Autoworker. It's not fun and my body always hurts now

Respect. My father worked the assembly line at Chrysler.

[Carrolls Chesthairs]

halfway through my master's in Cyber Security.

Where my CS heads at?
I'm interested in working with AI down the road.

[Huell Howser]

 @Carrolls Chesthairs nice, cyber security seems interesting. more important now than ever so probably an abundance of jobs.

no traditional cs degree but I work in development

[L33Tg33k]

Public service announcement: If anyone out there is looking for a job, the post office is hiring thousands of people right now.

[igrindtwinkies]

halfway through my master's in Cyber Security.

Where my CS heads at?
I'm interested in working with AI down the road.

I deal with Firewall policies, facility access, man-traps, etc at my current job.  IT is such a broad field, that it's hard to pick a direction to go.  I'm basically just learning whatever interests me atm.  Right now, I'm learning Python which just happens to be the main language for AI.

I got bored of reviewing CCNA material.  Need to finish that up and get the cert this winter.  It's just such a boring slog to get through when I already know the important shit.  Memorizing the default bridge priority number on spanning tree protocol, or the speeds and lengths for obsolete ethernet standards, ugh.

[TastyBurrito]

I'm in advertising (ACD/CW) and have been a part of the Q4 tech layoffs of 2022.

Anyone else here in advertising? Agency or in-house.

The freelance market is okay at best.

Hopefully, things pick up in January.

[JoseCansnake0]

Currently stay at home dad, work part time at a private golf course in season (MN)

Previously in the kitchen for 20 years, and food sales for 9 years.

[Tic-Tac God]

Work (from home) with film location departments all over the US, but mostly in LA, Bay Area and Atlanta.
Prior: Was in film production for appx 15 years. Started as a production assistant and worked my way up to union location scout/manager. Mostly commercials, but a few movies and a little TV.

[BallparkFrank]

“Working” from home right now. Doin it for the data.

[manysnakes]

halfway through my master's in Cyber Security.

Where my CS heads at?
I'm interested in working with AI down the road.

I stumbled ass-first into cybersecurity and I couldn't be happier or feel more lucky. Demand in the field is growing four-times faster than average employment growth, and outpacing most other tech fields. In addition to that, it is a field which is not easily outsourced to Indian subcontractors. If you're a slightly capable keyboard warrior and you've been considering it, now is the time to make the move. I can definitively say it's been the best thing to happen to be career-wise in my life and I will ride this train until I'm wealthy enough to retire.

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halfway through my master's in Cyber Security.

Where my CS heads at?
I'm interested in working with AI down the road.

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I stumbled ass-first into cybersecurity and I couldn't be happier or feel more lucky. Demand in the field is growing four-times faster than average employment growth, and outpacing most other tech fields. In addition to that, it is a field which is not easily outsourced to Indian subcontractors. If you're a slightly capable keyboard warrior and you've been considering it, now is the time to make the move. I can definitively say it's been the best thing to happen to be career-wise in my life and I will ride this train until I'm wealthy enough to retire.

the thought of trying to study more IT shit kinda makes me want to vomit, but i’ve resigned to the fact i’m stuck in this field. what’s the best path in cyber security for an absolute dumbass like myself?
all the posts you have gloating about how much money you make has me intrigued.

[modern life is war]

Mostly do stonemasonry but i feel like it's not a recession proof trade. i do other masonry-related things too like blockwork and concrete and i'm thinking of trying to pick up a job with a bigger concrete company because concrete seems like a recession proof trade

[FranklinSt4Ever]

Lawyer at a "BIGLAW" law firm. I work a lot, way too much. I'm able to buy any skate gear I want, but I don't get to skate as often as I did when working for a state agency so I just have multiple boards in plastic wrap under my bed that I haven't set up yet. Just got offered a promotion for a "partner track" position but will have to move cities early next year.

At the end of the day, I look at computer screens a lot and travel to client meetings and draft documents to help local governments issue debt for public infrastructure, so it's a net good. If I'm honest, I miss the days in my 20s when me and the homies would light up spots or go on a day trip to skate a new concrete park.

[sionarancsle]

part time fullstack developer while pursing my masters in applied comp. sci.

"working from home" meaning skating at the local most of the time as i'm done with the week's tasks on monday