Software engineering student here. Convince me to stay on this career path instead of changing my major to natural science.
Software engineering student here...
Isaac Long
Andrew Roberts
>you, random internet stranger, decide for me
you might as well kys yourself, really
Christian Richardson
I'm not saying Anonymous is going to decide for me, dummy. I just want input from people already working in the field.
Jason Gomez
Yeah, you've got my input - kys. Now fuck off.
Luke Williams
if you are not a money-hunting faggot (natural science doesn't really sound like a money job) drop out, be sysadmin/devops, shitpost 6 hours a day (aka free time for learning natural science, etc.), work 2 hours a day, get 60 % of the pay you would get as a software engineer
Ayden Moore
Dumb roastie doesn't realize I'm actively trying to improve my life.
Angel Cooper
Sounds okay but I'm sorta starting to hate computers.
Ian Harris
If you don't have any motivation other then validation from some anonymous image board then any life decision is doomed.
Jeremiah Martinez
Software engineering career in a nutshell:
>constant downward pressure on wages/rates because the number of engineers doubles every few years and because of third-worlders willing to work for a bowl of rice
>having to work with insufferable faggots
>having to constantly keep up with the ever-spinning carousel of new meme languages, libraries, frameworks, tools, methodologies and buzzwords-of-the-week, all of which are re-inventions of the wheel by a new wave of insufferable faggots who think they're smarter than the previous ones
>probably *the* most ageist industry in existence after modelling and porn (you might think you at 40 is an extremely old man in an extremely distant future, but you're wrong)
It's a shit career choice in the long term, and there's nothing exciting or romantic about it anymore either. You'll be a literal prole selling your limited time on this planet to some shitty company you're easily replaceable to.
>inb4 "if you're not in the management by the time you're 35, you're doing it wrong"
Talk about sub-optimal path to that goal.
Aiden Davis
No
William Diaz
based and redpilled
Logan Walker
why should I convince you to make your life a living hell
Isaac Lopez
Why don't you people understand I'm just asking for your opinion and not for you to take the wheel of my life
David Price
You posted this thread because you’re having a hard time *wanting* to stick to software development. You don’t ant to do it.
Why set yourself up for a life full of something you don’t want?
Go swap to Natural Sciences OP. Live the life that *you want*.
A life that you don’t want won’t be a life worth living. There are anons in this thread that are ironically telling you to kill yourself-- but if you stick to a route that you are already doubting, uncertain of, or just plain not enjoying, you will begin considering that “advice” at a practical level.
I used to work as an automotive mechanic. Now I work in a Home Depot gardening center, and am working on a major in Radiology so I can become an X-ray technician. Why? Because I didn’t want to be an automotive technician. That wasn’t the life I thought was worth living. I had to deal with people saying, “You can’t handle it because you’re stupid or lazy or for external reasons and that’s why you want to swap,” but it wasn’t because I was a failure, it was because that wasn’t the life I wanted. I had second thoughts because of money-- I would definitely be making a lot less money for a long time. Money is worthless in the face of making a decision so you can live your life happily, because that money was going to hon towards you trying to make yourself happy.
I love working with plants, learning about the human body, working out, and shitposting in . Now that’s the life I live, because I didn’t hold back when I tatted doubting the path I was on. I’m happy with it, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.
You only live one life. Why waste it on doing something you don’t want to do?
Carter Hill
I just wanted to make money using a computer, user...
David Campbell
Just realised my English was abysmal when typing that up. If something got lost in translation or mistyped and you need interpretation, just ask.
Juan Sanders
Natural Sciences usually require you to go all the way to the doctoral level to get a job. Do you want to get a PhD? If not, think twice, at least in regards to Natural Sciences.
David Price
Never reply to a tripfag, newfag. And never ever reply to one that can't even afford a fucking pass
Juan Gutierrez
>student here.
>this career path
University degrees ARE NOT JOB TRAINING.
Aiden Jones
>Are you smart?
if not stay with the retarded monkeys in SE
>if by natural science you mean physics
do it
>if by natural science you mean chemistry or astronomy
do it only if you don't half ass it
>if by natural science you mean geology or biology
do it only if you know someone to hire you
Cameron Gomez
Software engineering is somewhat over saturated as is. Mostly all you can get is web dev or bloatware type work unless you went to an elite school or have crazy amounts of open source work.
If you are a good programmer who has other skills such as strong knowledge of a scientific domain, you're going to be in high demand.
Josiah Lee
>tripfag
Fuck off to >>>/reddit/
Charles Robinson
Protip: you don't need a degree with the words "software" or "computer" in it to get a programming job.
Christopher Baker
Just do what you like breh if you like doing something just go for it if not you can switch and do something else
Jose Morris
This is not the first time I've been told something like this. Thank you, user
Kevin Wright
>tfw when this world is filled with trash code because people didn't get an education
Austin Bennett
Ryan Sullivan
Why not? I flipped a coin for my major
Angel Jenkins
If you're not interesting in programming don't pursue it unless you want the paycheck, even then I'd say think carefully.
I enjoy what I do and work for a good company so I enjoy coming to work, coworkers are nice, money is good, work is pretty laid back and interesting.
If you want to stay on track explore things outside of your coursework/curriculum and fiddle on your own. That's how I found my own niche and developed worthwhile skills. Classwork teaches you theory and the bare basics of the industry 10+ years ago.
Nolan Diaz
feel like this should be obvious
Eli Turner
I switched and went into chemistry and do more interesting software work now than i would have on my CS path