Timeline for Quitting IT job and perhaps the industry safely [closed]
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| Nov 5, 2021 at 12:58 | history | closed |
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| Nov 4, 2021 at 16:13 | comment | added | Chris | You mention that you dropped out of university, but you also say you finish university next March and need to present a thesis. Can you please clarify? | |
| Nov 3, 2021 at 17:21 | answer | added | Wind652 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 3, 2021 at 5:24 | comment | added | Joel Etherton | You're not in dire straits. You're also not "in the industry". You're a script kiddie at best right now, and it's going to be obvious to any professional interviewing you. You need actual training and experience in software. It's not outside the realm of possibility but very few auto-didacts actually make it without direct hands on experience. I would suggest a boot camp, an open source project, or a mentor. | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 21:49 | comment | added | Quora Feans | @BenBarden: country/life circumstances might be relevant here. Taking the $1000 can be reasonable, or not or the only choice. Maybe the OP wants to add some info. | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 20:22 | answer | added | David R | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 19:21 | answer | added | Ben Barden | timeline score: -1 | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 19:17 | comment | added | Ben Barden | Why did you drop out of college to take a 1K/month job? I mean, if you couldn't manage tuition that's one thing, but otherwise... why would you do that? | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 18:17 | answer | added | Tiger Guy | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 17:42 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 2, 2021 at 16:49 | comment | added | iLuvLogix | A lot of people have been in your shoes and considering your age I don't see that as being in the dire straits.. "I need a job cause I have to pay for education, rent and food (obviously) but can no longer self-sabotage myself." If you want to leave IT-industry and pay your bills to cover the time you need to write your thesis, the best option would be to brush up your CV and start to look for a new, better fitting job - simple as that. | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 16:21 | comment | added | Wesley Long | Life is transition. You're lucky you figured this out so young. I went to college to study album production and wanted to do foley/sound effects work for film. Today I make software to help the deaf. The single best thing you can do is build a network, and cultivate successful friends. They'll find opportunities for you just by accident if you let them know you're looking. NEVER underestimate the importance of networking. | |
| Nov 2, 2021 at 16:12 | history | asked | Joe D | CC BY-SA 4.0 |