Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by nippoo on Thursday May 23, 2024 @10:48AM
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I'm glad you love your career! I found myself getting increasingly unfit, sad, daylight-deprived and in need of doing something - anything! - else that involved me moving my body. (Bandaids like a standing desk or regular breaks or gym work or a SAD lamp couldn't really detract from the fact I was spending 8 hours a day (the brightest daylight hours too!), in the prime of my life, cooped up at a desk. After a career in live sound, I now design and install high-end A/V hardware and I love it.
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Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday May 23, 2024 @11:07AM
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I didn't read anyone saying they loved their career, actually, just that it wasn't bad and the money was really hard to give up.
Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by itake on Thursday May 23, 2024 @11:22AM
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my understanding of most blue collar jobs is the first 5-15 years are great, but as your body starts to break down, you physically can't do it any more.
Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by pragmatic on Thursday May 23, 2024 @01:36PM
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Define “great”.
You’re way underpaid as you’re apprenticing.
Money in trades comes from owning the business not running the trencher, pulling wires etc.
Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by jf22 on Friday May 24, 2024 @09:56AM
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But then you're sitting behind the desk again...
Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by dakiol on Friday May 24, 2024 @06:28AM
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My first 3-4 years were meh in terms of income, but great in terms of fun (could hack long hours, and I got excited for every little thing). My next 5 years were great in terms of income, and meh in terms of fun (I just wanted to get paid and leave at 5pm). Nowadays, the money is still good so it’s hard to give up, I don’t like software engineering (doing software with a team, with deadlines, with oncall, with managers, etc) anymore. I still love doing side projects.
Re:Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s...
by shrimp_emoji on Thursday May 23, 2024 @11:45AM
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What this person fails to mention is the reason they like brightness so much is because they're a plant.