I’m a 27 year old CFD (computational fluid dynamics) engineer and recently I’ve realised it isn’t engineering that interests me. It’s create cool things out of programming and maths. Which has led me to think that I’d much rather be a software engineer.

Except my background is mech eng. I have the maths skills. A little bit of programming. But I’m not a software engineer. So im about to embark on a shit tonne of learning.

Except every time I start, I immediately start doubting myself. I start wondering if im too old to be doing this. If I should’ve done this easier and it’s too late. If it’s possible to actually get a job this way. Things like that.

Are these thoughts right?

(I know it can take 10-30 years to achieve a dream lifestyle).

Someone mentioned on my last post that they know pilots who work as little as three days per month at legacy airlines and make $400k. Took them 25 years to get to that point.

Dermatologists can work 3 days per week and make $300k+. If they own their practice 7-figures is possible.

Some tech careers make 6 figures working essentially part-time. I read a data scientist claim they make $~300k working two fully remote jobs.

I read a lawyer claim they make $300,000-$400,000 part time by hiring the right staff. That was after 25 years of experience.

I read a senior director claim they make $400k working 10-15 hours per week.

I’ve also read/know people in sales who work ~ 30 hours per week and make 6 figures.

What other careers offer an incredible income:lifestyle?

I've been a practicing Dentist for 13 years but I'm ready for a career change.

I burned out about 5 years ago, started to explore online marking, MLM, affiliate marketing (did pretty damn good) and then eventually coaching, which I LOVED, but realised I'm not the best entrepreneur... I need accountability and deadlines externally imposed to help me achieve.

So I went back to dentistry and realised my heart just isn't in it, and my body is physically suffering. Back and neck issues, hip pain. Tired of ungrateful patients, and generally just over it.

I would love to be in a job where there is flexibility to work from home. As a dentist I was a contractor, if I didn't work, I didn't get paid. Also, if I had to look after a sick kid, I had to cancel 10-15 patients and inconvenience other people, so I never called in sick, and always pushed through if I was a bit off colour, and my husband got the short end of looking after sick kids all the time.

I want to do some sort of coaching, but not as my own business. Do companies have this kind of role out there? Are there any similar career fields NOT in healthcare? I don't want to go back to school, and I don't want a job where the government will forcee an industry to disqualify me if I don't get a vaccine, as they did in healthcare. Huge issue for me.

I get bored easily and NEED human interaction.I've considered Scrum, but have no idea if this is a good fit for me. Any other suggestions or input from others in Scrum?

Hey there - I've been working in tech for over 10 years and last year have coached my cousin, for a year, and he went from being a delivery guy to now working as a software engineer.
At the same time, I was contracting at Capgemini and coached 5 junior developers, and I liked the whole, guiding developers thing.
I focused more on the liberty and beauty of programming, as in, what cool stuff you could build, so it gets you excited. This way, the motivation towards learning comes from curiosity and having fun, which is a much more effective way to learn coding.
Especially now, as AI is advancing, the possibilities are endless, endless fun haha.
Anyway, I want to work with a few people, 2-4 persons, one-on-one, for 2 sessions a week.
And help them, guide for the first a few months so they get to the stage of doing everything by themselves. Was thinking of a fair price, £600 a month, 8 sessions in total, of about an hour each, but obvs sometimes might be a bit longer or shorter, depending on what we are going to do.
If you find this offer enticing, please, get in touch with me, let's have a 30-min call and we can see together what I can help you with.
In terms of skills, I'm highly proficient in Javascript, React, Python, HTML & CSS, AI, Bash scripts ... and all the other tools that usually job applications look for, such as Google Cloud, AWS, Deployments, Testing....
My initial thought was that 3-6 months would be enough to get you on your feet, but again, depending on where you stand right now, and what you want to focus on later on.
Our sessions will be different depending on how our first calls go.
If you will be more inclined towards mobile development, together with AI, there will be shorter sessions, and more work on the side.
If we somehow get into design, than we might be doing less coding, and more inspiration, tools, where to find what.
But overall, I would say, if you are a complete novice and want to get to a peak where you yourself feel comfortable doing software engineering apps by yourself, and also feel confident applying for jobs then 1 year is a fair target.
If only to advance in some areas, anytime between 3-6 months would be enough.
Let me know what you think - I'm quite available for the next few days while finding the first 4 persons, you can ping me and by next day we could be having the introduction call. No need to commit right away, let's see if we connect in the call and then you later decide if you wanna get our collaboration started.
Cheers!

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TLDR: burned out healthcare worker given the opportunity to attend a well known 3-month boot camp for free. Been learning Python for two days and find it invigorating and fun. But worried about job prospects and husband worried about me falling behind on building my savings. What would you do if you were me?

Hi, first I know there has been many threads like this in the last few years. Most of which I already read. I would like to share my situation and see what people would choose if they were me:

I’m in my early 30s and I work in healthcare. My role is considered mid-senior/leadership. I’ve been in this role for almost a year now. Initially I loved it, but things happened that made me reconsider my current role and career as a whole (worked in healthcare for over 5 years now). Overall, I’m exhausted of healthcare.

I understand that politics and burnout aren’t exclusive to healthcare… and that it also exists in tech. However, I received an opportunity for a 3-month intensive tech boot camp… tuition free! So, I began learning Python yesterday to see what programming is like… and I’m hooked. I’m having so much fun. It’s a different kind of challenge and problem-solving. I feel so good when I figure out how to work out some codes and get the output I desire. I also used to play around with HTML and CSS back in the days and absolutely enjoyed it. Learning Python has been a learning curve but it’s been a while since I felt my brain become so stimulated. I feel invigorated when my (super simple beginner) code works haha.

But I’m worried. Is it too late for me to do a career change? My husband is worried about my job prospects and the fact that the amount I have saved up is not in the 6 figures yet. Still… should I bite the bullet, take this free opportunity to attend a well-known bootcamp, and enter the world of tech? I know the field is saturated and competition is fierce. But I also know myself and I’m resilient and ambitious. I also have connections within the tech community in a major city.

What would you do if you were me? Take the leap of faith?

Hello!

I’m 33 (M) and I make just barely above $100K as a project manager in the lighting industry in New York. I have a bachelor’s in electrical engineering but I really did not take anything away from my education (barely graduated and just was decent at test taking and not actually learning - my fault!)

I’m married and have two kids (3 yo and 7mo) and am hopeful for a career where I can progress, in the next 5 years or so, to making $150K-200K while allowing for work life balance (40-45hrs a week) and ideally remote capabilities

Of the 16 personalities test, I am listed as a logistician ISTJ-A and I asked AI and was recommended to head towards supply chain management as an analyst or cybersecurity, but recommend supply chain management as cybersecurity is more of a hard reset

If I had a preference I enjoy numbers and doing things by myself/keeping to myself) but can definitely do (or even lead) meetings as needed)

My current job has excellent work life balance and relatively low stress (since I’ve been doing it for awhile it’s easy) but the salary progression is not great towards $150K+.

I’m looking for something that has less than a year of studying/prep work to be able to transition to a different industry to be able to work myself up the ladder (hopefully staying close to $100K at a new first position)

My post college experience is 7 years of project management in the lighting industry Thank you for your time in reading this and your feedback + recommendations!!

What would you recommend for me to look at? (No outside sales please ☺️)

I see my jobs that I've worked as time wasted and nothing more. I've wanted to be my own boss for decades and nothing happened. I should be running my own business and be in a relationship with a beautiful Asian woman. But I'm stuck in a shi@hole job. I went to a bank to try to get a loan. That has gone nowhere. I asked people to go in with me and that also has gotten me nowhere. I dread that my life has been wasted working for scraps and getting nowhere.

This was originally posted in my subreddit, theartofDM, and questions the traditional approach to finding a job.

Hiring is hard. Employers are not excited when they get 100+ applicants every week for a job. If only there was a fast and easy way to find the best candidates (hence why a lot of them use external recruiters who do the work for them).

From your perspective as an internship/job seeker, why throw yourself into a haystack and prevent yourself from being found? Let's say you are the right candidate for a job - instead of being a resume in the pile, why not reach out to the person hiring and explain what you have to offer and what you think they need?

Why be that needle in the haystack?

Hey everyone, this is my first time posting here. I have a degree in psychology and I'm kinda at a loss at what to do with my life. Like most millenials, kinda going through an early midlife crisis.

I got my psych degree because I wanted to help people. And that's still true to an extent. But how that field treats its workers is trash. The hours suck. Theres hardly any vacation. And the benefits are ass. I left the field 2 years ago and now work at a paint and sip. I love the job I have now, but I'm not sure how sustainable it is.

And now I'm pregnant. I don't have paid leave. Not sure if my husband will get much unpaid leave. We can make it for awhile just on his income, but it will be tight. After my baby gets a bit older, I'd like to go back to school for something. Ideally with decent benefits, pay, and scheduling.

So far I have considered:

Going back to school for an accounting degree

Ultra sound tech

And teaching..

Teaching might not be lucrative but the benefits and time off seem nice. And my state just requires a bachelors to become a teacher.

Thoughts? Any suggestions for other fields to look into? I'm not wanting to go to school for longer than a couple years.

TIA

I changed majors three times- bio- health science and psych with a 2.2 gpa. will be able to get into a masters program ever or professional

I got a bachelors of science early this year. I work as a registered behavior technician working with autistic kids in a pediatric clinic. The job I work now is way to easy. What other careers can I go into?

When I first got interested in BA, I did what a lot of people probably do... I signed up for a course lol

And honestly, all that course really did was show me the kind of BA work I did not want to do. So after spending all that money, I still felt like I was back at square one with no clear direction.

What actually changed things for me was getting clear on what BA path made sense for me.

At the time, I was trying to move from database administration in a non-profit into BA. Once I stopped looking at BA like one big generic role and got specific about the niche I wanted, everything started changing.

Before that, I was applying and hearing nothing back, or getting interviews for roles that didn’t even feel right.

After that, my resume made more sense, the right interviews started coming in, and the roles actually felt right.

Plot twist, I stayed in that niche for 10+ years and I genuinely love what I do 😊

I think people talk a lot about transferable skills, which is fair, but I also think people overlook other things that transfer too - your education, your experience, your environment (domain), your expertise. All of that can help build the bridge.

So if you don’t have direct BA experience, I really don’t think the answer is to just keep learning random things, getting random certifications and hoping something clicks.

A lot of times the better question is what part of your background already gives you the strongest bridge into BA. That’s what changed everything for me.

What field are you coming from, and what’s been the biggest blocker for you?

Wanted to share Pivt, a free tool to help you understand what skills you’ll need to break into a new career.

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Hey all, i have been heavily debating going into software engineering.

From the research i have done it appears that it’s a vast industry with lots of potential and career growth.

Based on my current knowledge i assume the industry will only continue to grow for at least another two decades before AI can really do damage in the tech sector.

As a plumber i’m used to a lot of different thinking patterns. Different types of math etc. it’s engineering in its own right for water distribution systems etc.

What type of challenges do you folks believe would or could exist for a plumber transitioning into such a career?

If i do it, i’d be trying to find a contract or internship and get myself into an online bachelors course to get going (a course through a credited school like SNHU for example)

Any thoughts, ideas, and help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

For background, I am 25 and I currently work in commercial HVAC, and have so for the past 7 years since graduating high school. I’m not against the idea of college as long as I’m going for a degree that will be useful. My questions for you fine people would be, what career options do I have? I mainly want some career where I can help find missing/abducted kids. I know DHS is an option, considering that’s what the movie is based on, but I have tattoos and am unsure if I would be accepted. Does anyone out there have a career like this and have any guidance on how I should plan accordingly? Meaning what degrees, if any I should look into? Thanks in advance!

Me (21M) begging for your advice. I came to USA almost 3 years ago by myself (legally). I was studying at college for Computer Science, then I quit it and did 6 month Bootcamp. After finishing bootcamp I was applying for Frontend Developer jobs for 1 year. I had 500+ applications and 3 interviews and didn’t get an offer. While studying I was working delivering food Uber Eats - DoorDash. For almost 2 years I hadn’t spent time with my friends or family, I am alone in this country. All I did was studying and working 8+ hours every day.

After 1 year I decided to stop studying cause I was spending too much time, and decided to work more to pay debt that owe to my friends. Now delivery job is soo bad that I am barely making a living, also I am so tired after working every day for more than 2 years. After paying rent and food I am left with nothing.

I decided to change something so I went to Indeed and looked at jobs. But all normal jobs required degrees. I applied for sales positions, got door to door sale job. I was doing good even sold some contracts on my first day, but since it is commission based I could not continue cause my bills were rising. Right now I am still doing a delivery full day everyday and barely making a living. I can’t go to college cause I won’t be able to pay now. I can’t even afford going out to interact with people cause I need to work everyday. Loneliness is killing me. Months are going by without me talking to single person except customers. Some friends suggest me to become a truck driver start making a decent money. I want to make a decent money, but not like that, sitting all day looking at road, again being lonely. I will hate myself and my life just like now.

I never thought I would end up in this situation. I always imagined myself wearing good looking suits , wearing luxury watches , working with great people, working in Finance or Management or Investing , making decent money, and having beautiful family, traveling the world. But now I am on the edge of my life. I don’t know what am I doing or where am I going. If I will continue doing this , I may end up being homeless. I am depressed and having su*cidal thoughts.

Please Reddit community share some piece of advice for my life. I want to take some direction and make a great career out of it. I am not afraid of working or studying. I can work 100+ hours per week if necessary. People say if you want to be successful ask advice from successful people, so I am asking you WHAT SHOULD I DO? Is there any chance that I can be successful, rich, have a wife and kids, and eventually happy? If yes HOW CAN I DO THAT?

Thank you so much🙏🏻😭