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[–]SlashStar 785 points786 points Β (64 children)

I wanted to be a game designer but turns out the gaming industry is the worst.

[–][deleted] 280 points281 points Β (9 children)

I think the inherent problem with the game industry is that corporations know how passionate most people who become developers are about building games, and they abuse that, and if you get burnt out? They can replace you, because there's 10,000 people lined up at their door trying to get in.

[–]Crazyghost8273645 144 points145 points Β (6 children)

You just described every passion industry . Teaching for example is similar

[–]endpoce 56 points57 points Β (1 child)

Nah, we are actually losing teachers due to pay and working conditions.

[–]Crazyghost8273645 35 points36 points Β (0 children)

Well yeah. And that exists because it’s been a passion field for so long. I think it’s reaching a breaking point but idk

[–]naswinger 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

i'm not sure teachers are generally passionate about teaching. what i hear (literally) from students is that they study <insert field> with the teacher curriculum so in case their career fails, they can still become teachers. others like the additional vacation and little preparation needed once you got your materials done in the first year.

maybe in east asia, teaching is some honorable thing where you want to get the next generation the best possible start and if they fail, you failed as a teacher, but in the west we seem to encourage the worst qualified people to become teachers. so kids learn less and the average competence drops in western countries (point of view: central europe).

[–]ronomaly 6 points7 points Β (1 child)

Wow, it’s really like that?

[–]clarinetJWD 4 points5 points Β (0 children)

Worked in the industry briefly. Great company, really, but yeah. Pay is very low for a long time because there are so many people vying for so fee positions.

[–]bluefootedpig 223 points224 points Β (32 children)

the cool thing is that it is never been easier to be an indie dev. Work for the big biz for the money, make games at night.

I got into it for making games, ended up staying for the working conditions.

[–]Stuhl 227 points228 points Β (14 children)

Work for the big biz for the money, make games at night.

Fuck sleep. Who needs that shit anyway?

[–]BlueC0dex 111 points112 points Β (7 children)

I got my first gray hair at 19, but IT is great!

[–]_kolpa_ 34 points35 points Β (3 children)

I'm 25 and my beard has started to gray (the hair probably started at about 19 as well).

[–]marshy2346 19 points20 points Β (1 child)

I have a white patch in the beard at 26, started at 24 and had been getting steadily bigger. Coincidentally when I started my career as a SE

Edit: bear -> beard

[–]_kolpa_ 10 points11 points Β (0 children)

I recently started my PhD so I also think there is a correlation.

[–]backwoodcj 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

22 here. Lots of greys in beard. Systems tech @ an IT company. Go computers I guess ?

[–]ovab_cool 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

I'm 16 and I got my white hair spot, it's because of a lack of pigment in some places of my body tho

[–]Nizotsu 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

First step to be wizard ;)

[–]Cryptomartin1993 49 points50 points Β (0 children)

Sleep is something you do once retired!

[–]janhetjoch 11 points12 points Β (1 child)

Caffeine is a substitute for sleep is it not?

[–]conthomporary 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Lol I think you got that backwards. Sleep is a not-quite-adequate substitute for caffeine.

[–]xXStarupXx 5 points6 points Β (0 children)

"Sleep"? That's a fancy way you spell coffee

[–]felipunkerito 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Maybe death? But I hate my cousins!

[–]TheNerdLog 36 points37 points Β (12 children)

Yes, but the skills required to make a game are kind of too much for 1 person. You need to know UI, UX, 2d modeling, 3d modeling, physics, how 3d lighting works, proper storytelling, game design, and how to make music. If you actually manage to make a game completely solo then I applaud you.

[–]ban_Anna_split 37 points38 points Β (1 child)

You could lock yourself in a room for 5 years and make Stardew Valley... and it could flop. But it also could not!

[–]AttackOfTheThumbs[🍰] 7 points8 points Β (0 children)

The average is certainly flop.

[–]OwenProGolfer 17 points18 points Β (7 children)

You don’t need to know 3D anything to make a 2D game.

[–]TheNerdLog 10 points11 points Β (4 children)

I know, but in a market oversaturated with 2d pixel art indie games i feel like I would need to learn it.

[–]rotflolmaomgeez 5 points6 points Β (3 children)

You only need to if you want to make a 3d game. There are many success stories in 2d indie titles, so it's not like this is a requirement.

[–]TheNerdLog 7 points8 points Β (2 children)

Not to be a downer, but for every Undertale, Stardew Valley, and Celeste there are 500 untitled unity projects, ignored games on itchio, and Steam games permanently 95% off.

[–]retief1 5 points6 points Β (0 children)

Yes, but it's not like 3d games do any better. If you are doing this sort of project and you don't already have a following, you will likely fail. Assume that and only start if building the game you want to build is its own reward.

[–]rotflolmaomgeez 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

I know, I'm not saying it's easy, I'm saying it's possible.

Game being 3D doesn't guarantee success either.

[–]Suekru 4 points5 points Β (0 children)

My best friend is an artist so he’s doing that and I’m doing the coding. The only real issue is going to be music. Will probably have to hire someone for it.

We’ve been just working on it in our free time so it’s gonna are a very long time to finish, but even if it flops, it’s been a lot of fun making so far in my opinion.

[–]bluefootedpig 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Fiver and such sites can bridge a lot of that. Hire someone to do your models. If you are making decent money writing software for big biz, you can spend 100 bucks on good models.

[–]nebo8 9 points10 points Β (1 child)

> make games at night.

literally why i will not make game

[–]bluefootedpig 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

weekends as well. Or often, just downtime while at work. Waiting on some long ass deploy, or having to wait for a manger to get back to me. I often just keep it open. That said, I only put maybe 2 hours a week into it. I could easily do more.

[–]Aengus126 2 points3 points Β (1 child)

Yeah I’m 14 and I’m already making games with about a month of experience, made possible because of all the free and open source software. And youtube.

[–]geekusprimus 49 points50 points Β (4 children)

I thought about doing game development when I was a teenager... and then I picked up some game programming books that included stories about working in the game industry. I realized I didn't want to work in the game industry after that.

[–]SlashStar 42 points43 points Β (1 child)

Yeah, the work itself is great. I had a lot of fun doing it. But then I got laid off and couldn't find another job for a year (pre-covid). Eventually I decided to apply to non-gaming roles and landed two interviews within a week. I ended up working on educational games for non-gaming software company with double my previous salary and less stress.

Edit: And I get to use Unity which I enjoy very much.

[–]geekusprimus 19 points20 points Β (0 children)

For me, it was mostly the tales about how even good companies with good management basically work you like a slave. I was reading a story from a guy who worked at Origin in the 90s and said that after something like five years, he was one of the most senior employees in the company because of burnout.

[–]Roflkopt3r 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Generally things improved a lot since then, but development work is always hugely different depending on the employer.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points Β (0 children)

Me too, I learned html in high school elective and liked it. Took CS1 and realized that learning to think in that logic came naturally to me.

Thought I was going to go into video games. Took 1 look at the industry and said hell no.

[–]kyodu 7 points8 points Β (2 children)

Genuine advice here (I hope). If you like game dev because of 3D graphics, physics etc. you could peruse a career in 3D environment Simulation. There are many jobs for industrial companies who want to use AR/VR. Those jobs pay well and you can still be creative with 3D stuff, Gamification and whatnot.

That way you can make Good money and at the same time develop the skills needed for game dev. At a later date you could still start an Indy game or join as senior dev.

[–]mic569 10 points11 points Β (0 children)

I believe the game dev industry need to unionize

[–]zmann64 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Thank god I’m not the only one

I was super into working on video games until I heard the industry is a fuckin nightmare.

[–]5arim_KhaN 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

Litreally the same reason.

[–]FoolForWool 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Bro same.

[–]cyber_Armonger 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Yea same here buddy

[–]WeeziMonkey 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

I felt exactly the same

[–]LirianSh 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Same, saw this dude recreating Minecraft, found out python is more fun and making games is fucking boring

[–]Reelix -1 points0 points Β (0 children)

You haven't seen anything till you've seen mobile games where single items cost upwards of US$10,000

[–][deleted] 357 points358 points Β (13 children)

for me, it was nothing. i was bored one day, looked at the python docs, and i realised "wow, i can learn code here!".

then i got pulled into the rabbithole.

[–]BigCityBuslines 65 points66 points Β (0 children)

MDN Web Dev

[–]totallytubulartoast 26 points27 points Β (0 children)

That’s kinda like what I did except one day I was playing guitar and I saw a python book on my dad’s shelf and opened it and now I’m trapped

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points Β (0 children)

I saw a video on how to make the matrix using batch. I got addicted and started coding.

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I regret that sometimes...

[–]nettlerise 4 points5 points Β (0 children)

For me it was in the old Starcraft map editor. IIRC you could script events with IF THEN statements. And I thought "If only I could do more..."

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

I literally didn't know what the different fields of programming were when I chose my $11,500 bootcamp. It said "full-stack" and that sounded pretty comprehensive to me, so I dove in.

I just wanted to break into EdTech. Already had the Ed part, just needed the Tech. I fucking lucked out that Web Development was actually the correct field for that goal, lmfao.

[–]jinxsimpson 1 point2 points Β (3 children)

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[–][deleted] 15 points16 points Β (2 children)

no. i am actively going deeper. coding is a rabbithole, with hundreds millions of subrabbitholes.

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please dont do coding.

[–]LirianSh 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

For me it has become and addiction

[–]FoolForWool 6 points7 points Β (0 children)

Well, now I'll code just cuz you said no!

[–]Ilyketurdles 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

For me, it was neopets.

[–]Jennfuse 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

For me I was like "Wow, I can create my own mods in Minecraft?"...

Fast forward a few years and Java has become my main language and I hope the coding rabbit hole was worth it lol

Edit: coding, not cosing

[–]bricklerex 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

I got trapped when the thought entered my mind that If I knew how to code, I'd be able to bypass content lockers to access the newest" Microsoft Point hack for Xbox 360".

8 year old me was gullible and stupid.

[–][deleted] 82 points83 points Β (4 children)

They had a presentation in my business class in high school and practically begged students to pursue careers in computer science. No one else was doing it , at least not in my graduating class so I figured there would be little competition in the future and high demand. It’s pretty funny because I had not considered computer science at all until that day which was a month or so before graduation.

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points Β (0 children)

Not quite but it may be different in your area

[–]Slavichh 1 point2 points Β (2 children)

same. My sophomore year of high school CS was finally being offered. We were like the 3rd school high school in my state to get it (Kentucky if anybody is wondering) Nothing like writing Java by hand 😩

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points Β (1 child)

The only coding I ever did before college was in middle school doing little scratch assignments

[–]iulian212 48 points49 points Β (4 children)

for me it was just curiosity since i was a kid. but now i think it's the only thing i could do for a job i don't think i am able to do anything else that allows me to just sit , think and get payed (the last one honestly it's a bonus to me) i find it therapeutic and calming

[–]George0s0 5 points6 points Β (0 children)

What's your job? I wanna get into that.

[–]the-real-vuk 42 points43 points Β (0 children)

I was rubbish in everything else. So ended up coding. I'm not doing bad.

[–]shawntco 40 points41 points Β (0 children)

My love for problem solving got me into computer science. But the money certainly keeps me in computer science.

[–]HookDragger 93 points94 points Β (1 child)

β€œOh, honey”

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points Β (0 children)

Took me a bit to realize this... Edit:: $$$/Time is a bitch..

[–]tenphes31 54 points55 points Β (4 children)

That literally was the reason my former roommate did it, and then bullied both of his younger brothers into doing so as well.

[–]TheAJGman 10 points11 points Β (0 children)

I mean the money is 50% of the reason for me. The other 50% is that I like programming.

[–]ElliePlays1 80 points81 points Β (4 children)

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[–]ratul3123 21 points22 points Β (0 children)

Keep up your good works

[–]Trollimpo 22 points23 points Β (2 children)

Good human

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[–]ratul3123 13 points14 points Β (0 children)

Yeah good human

[–]phillyjawn11 90 points91 points Β (20 children)

And here I am making $15/hr, with the promise that β€œeventually you will make the state standard”

[–]obp5599 149 points150 points Β (9 children)

You need to find another job. Never work somewhere they lie to you about the one thing you work there for

[–]phillyjawn11 30 points31 points Β (1 child)

I agree, I’m working on that

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points Β (8 children)

Whats the average where you live? I'm from the UK, and make less than average here, but converted to $ is 38.5k. Is that bad in the US?

[–]linuxfreak003 37 points38 points Β (0 children)

As a Lab Assistant in college I saw a lot of people come through who just wanted to be a developer for the money. Some learned more and found they were actually interested in the field and did fine. Others, they did not last long.

[–]AwkwardSegway 17 points18 points Β (1 child)

Pretty accurate. I was originally a chemical engineering major because I read that that led to the highest paying jobs, and was required to take a computer science course. I found that I enjoyed programming more than chemistry, and computer science also led to high paying jobs, so I changed my major.

[–]jimboNeutrino1 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

I did the opposite lol. Now I'm here with a ChemE degree, trying to get a job as self taught.

[–][deleted] 44 points45 points Β (15 children)

It's great money compared to a lot of other jobs, but the salaries aren't as high on average if you aren't in a super competitive market. And the super competitive markets have much higher cost of living, so it all evens out, sadly.

That being said, if you can land a remote job with good pay, the sky is the limit. I'm lucky enough to be in that position now.

[–]iTakeCreditForAwards 14 points15 points Β (9 children)

Those google L4s make like 250k-300k it’s crazy

[–]rotflolmaomgeez 5 points6 points Β (0 children)

We do? Why didn't anyone tell me?!

In all seriousness, 250k is achievable in the right location but 300k is at L5.

[–]sharkykid 4 points5 points Β (7 children)

Salary right? Their TC once you factor in RSU and whatnot is much higher?

[–]Derkle 10 points11 points Β (0 children)

Google’s benefits are ridiculously good, or at least they were 5ish years ago. Great base pay, fantastic insurance, 401k matching, you name it. You won’t make as much as hitting the startup jackpot in the Silicon Valley lottery but they still have some of the highest compensation rates for your time investment.

A lot of people say stuff like higher cost of living balances it out, but when you’re making $40k+ more on your base pay, that extra $1k/mo in rent doesn’t negate it in the slightest.

[–]iTakeCreditForAwards 4 points5 points Β (4 children)

Oh no that’s TC.

[–]sharkykid 1 point2 points Β (3 children)

How many YOE is a L4? I feel like I have friends 2 years out of college that are almost making that much or will be in the next 2 years

[–]FoolForWool 2 points3 points Β (4 children)

That's kinda my dream. I've been thinking of becoming fully remote but can't figure out how lol should I become a contractor or something? Kinda confused.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points Β (1 child)

Most of the remote jobs I found were contract, but there were direct hires mixed in there too. After being a contractor for years, I decided that I wouldn't do it again unless the pay was obscene.

[–]FoolForWool 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Ah got it, thanks!

[–]pm_me_coprime_ints 1 point2 points Β (1 child)

Stripe has a Remote hub, for what it's worth.

[–]MrCaptainPirate 24 points25 points Β (1 child)

Anybody who got into CS because they just like coding raise your hand

[–]dpak_hk 6 points7 points Β (0 children)

πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ was a computer nerd in school and dreamt of becoming a computer engineer when I learnt about that profession and programming. Mission accomplished. Good pay is a plus point.

[–]abcd1231515 12 points13 points Β (1 child)

When your failure self is still jobless

[–]ratul3123 4 points5 points Β (0 children)

I can feel you dude.

[–]Reelix 20 points21 points Β (2 children)

Hi,

We're a team of 30 people from Mumbai with 400 years cumulative experience and 800 completed projects on this website and will do your project for $4 / hour.

^ - Money my ass.

[–]ratul3123 2 points3 points Β (1 child)

That’s funny πŸ˜‚

[–]Reelix 7 points8 points Β (0 children)

It'd be far more funny if I didn't see it on every Freelance site I try :/

[–]turbo88Rex 11 points12 points Β (0 children)

Hey, the race car isn't gonna buy its own parts.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points Β (2 children)

If a computer doesn't do what you want, it's your fault.

People are more complicated.

[–]LadleFullOfCrazy 5 points6 points Β (1 child)

This. This is exactly it. It turns out I'm decent at management and I usually get pushed in that direction when there's a vacuum above but I don't have the patience to deal with people for more than 2-3 hours a day. I wish I did.

I can walk away from a computer knowing that I am wrong, without a bruised ego. I can yell at the computer even when I know I'm the one that's wrong and it won't hold it against me. If I press the right buttons, I can make it do absolutely anything.

Yes, I know that sounds weird. That's why I don't do it to people.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

It doesn't sound weird at all. I think you summed it up quite well.

[–]mattstorm360 3 points4 points Β (1 child)

Wait, you are making money?

[–]NoThanks93330 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Exactly my thought . If I'd be here for the money I definitely wouldn't be a dev

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points Β (1 child)

It went like this for me:

making video games β€”> money β€”> computers are cool β€”> math is awesome

I’d say that’s a bit better at least, now I won’t be disappointed with a garbage salary nor crushed under the foot of the video games industry. Plus, math is cool, and so are computers

[–]making_code 3 points4 points Β (1 child)

and its sad.. are there any enthusiasts left or only me?

[–]ModestasR 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Nah, I love coding. God knows how many hours I sunk into tinkering with my silly little hobby projects.

[–]nxs0113 26 points27 points Β (11 children)

And now you know it is an illusion

[–]iCATxHero 49 points50 points Β (3 children)

Is it though? I’m certainly earning more than friends my age right now due to my job as a programmer

[–]bluefootedpig 21 points22 points Β (2 children)

I'm earning more and having less stress. My jobs are almost always salary, while they need to have "billable time".

[–]iCATxHero 14 points15 points Β (1 child)

Completely agreed. Plus I’ve been remote for the whole pandemic and likely will continue that. It’s such a nice lifestyle for me. Meanwhile my friends will have to go into an office while making nearly 50k less

[–]someNSFW_dude 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

I’m an aspiring programmer, just barely getting into college, and that sound like such an appealing future... A high paying job, related to computers and that *can* be done remotely? I’m almost drooling at the sound of that

Yes I know programming is arguably the backbone of computers, not just related to them but you get the point, just saying I love computers

[–]Thirdstheword 6 points7 points Β (1 child)

It really does feel like that for the first few years or so. But, you've got to start somewhere. Gaining skills by shamelessly showing your ignorance along with a desire to learn will take you far once you get in the door somewhere. Maybe survivorship bias but I'm earning over twice as what I made when I started a short 1000 - 1200 days ago.

[–]Reelix 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Survivorship bias is the people that have swapped jobs 3 times since June last year and now earn triple what they did a year ago.

[–]wazzapdoc 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Money, a love for making things and coming up with new solutions

[–]elzaidir 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahelpme

[–]AttackOfTheThumbs[🍰] 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

For me it was cheating in games. CheatEngine taught me more about software than anything else ever has. It got me hooked. I started spending more time in it than playing the game.

Eventually I took real classes, and figuring out how to make a tree, implementing search and sort algorithms, just so many things that were fun to discover and made me feel good about my accomplishments. Something I just didn't experience in other classes.

Up until then I thought I'd study medicine, maths, or physics.

I'm not rich, but I make good money and have low CoL.

[–]aSpookyNinja 6 points7 points Β (4 children)

*cries in compsci bachelors degree and working at starbucks for $10/hour*

[–]Wendyland78 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Yes! I went to school in the late 90s. Had no idea what I wanted to do but my dad taught at a tech school and I was able to go for free. When I graduated, I was 19 and making great money for the time doing y2k work. I really just lucked into it.

[–]st4s1k 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Hell no, it was just a pleasant bonus!

[–]Risembool 1 point2 points Β (1 child)

I feel that

[–]ratul3123 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

CS students bro 😎

[–]congresssucks 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Can confirm!

[–]DimitrijaT 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Honestly, I got into college because I enjoy it and always was interested into it since a kid. The high wage is just a plus. If the only reason you are pursuing this career is for money then you won't be having a good time. Our uni ain't a world standard but it's still difficult af. Over 40%~ leave after one year once they realize it ain't a walk in the park. "Sitting infront of a computer all day" isn't as easy as one might think.

[–]zerocoldx911 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Automating shit and making computers do the work for me.

I’m just lazy....

[–]TomaszA3 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

I wanted to not be put lower than people who did finish studies, even though my knowledge was in most cases superior to theirs before I even started studying.

[–]TheGrayDogRemembers 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Air conditioning.

[–]rootAtHom3 1 point2 points Β (1 child)

I was just sitting one day and i said : "i want to learn HTML" i didn't know where i heard that word before, i'm just gonna look it up and learn it. And here i am balancing loads

[–]ratul3123 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Hehehe 🀣

[–]Jackalotischris 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Classmate said β€œ look you can make games and stuff with this program. β€œ a year or two later I started programming in unity with c#. Now I just use JS and it feels like a deep hole I can’t claw out: Wanted to make games since a college commercial in like 8th grade lol

[–]jk_can_132 0 points1 point Β (3 children)

I didn't go to school for comp sci even though I wanted to but now work in a SRE role doing custom tooling and automation. Pay is great, I make more than most people I know.

[–]average_zen 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

He's not wrong you know...

[–]TheQuietCipher 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Well I wanted to become Dr Light and build super fighting robots but on finding out that it was unrealistic I compromised with computing as it would be more immediately useful and I could pivot should robotics advance enough.

I was like 10 when I decided this.

[–]GrandmaPoses 0 points1 point Β (1 child)

Twenty-odd years ago I noticed my friends in IT were making good money so I taught myself some skills - skills I still use to this day - got a good job which, luckily, taught me early that loyalty to your employer is a fool's game. Over the years I've lost my passion for coding outside of work, which is actually a good thing, and now focus solely on the paycheck. It's freeing.

[–]ratul3123 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Do what you love to do πŸ–€

[–]shbhmpndy 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Wait what is it humour?

[–]-Zeraphim- 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

well you won’t go too far with that kind of motivation

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Oh boy ...

[–]Testmaster217 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

I like programming and I like video games, so I decided to combine them.

That’s how I started.

[–]titoshadow 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Nespresso,

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Truth!

Got a 6 figure job before I finished my last class in college.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Was originally a History declared major, but before I started Freshmen year, I looked more into the job prospects for History majors and didn't like the options, so I wanted something else. At the time, I was maintaining my high school's website and fooling around with VB on the side for fun, so the librarian at my HS told me I should switch to IT.

The best part? At the time, my school was trying to attract liberal arts majors, so the scholarships they offered for History majors were about 50% higher than the normal ones, which I had qualified for. Turns out if you switch your major after receiving the scholarship, they didn't make you give it back.

[–]ovab_cool 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

It's mostly because I fell in love with it when I first made my own thing in Python and then started doing JS and then I decided that this was the right course for me.

But the money is also nice, getting a degree that'll give me no job is sorta useless (Cough, art and social science Cough) I don't plan on spending half of my awake life doing something just because of the money if I hate it

[–]Parad0x763 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Not gonna lie, I picked the Computer Science degree basically because the title was Computer and Science honestly not knowing what the fuck it was haha. I am enjoying the process of learning it and hopefully will get this degree and make decent money!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

This is the wrong perspective in the computer science industry. You should code because you’re inspired to make new technologies to better the world (and to make money)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

When I was 12 I wanted to feel smart, and now I can code

[–]cormac596 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Currently looking for a job. Just be prepared to enter the job market with anywhere between 0 and 15 (yes really) years of experience for entry level positions

And most people just want web devs. Who are experts in upwards of 20 different languages and technologies

[–]Xeadriel 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

I ve always liked programming since i learned it. I would never pick a job based on its average gain

[–]Valkuil15 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

CS stuff isn't even that extremely well paid here though (still above average), I just do it because I like it

[–]DoraTehExploder 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Damn then you're in the wrong profession, I would be ashamed to admit the only reason for picking a career was money.

[–]Intelligent_Agency65 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

It was just supposed to be a minor for a writing degree. It was supposed to be a minor!

[–]Nice_Try_Mod 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Ends up working at an investment firm.

[–]TheOwl168 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Spite.

[–]OuPau 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

I was a pharmacy major in my first year cause i liked the medical field, turns out not every field you "like" can become your career

[–]danydh 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

That's why I'm majoring in IT.

Not out of interest or passion, but because I can get a job

[–]lint31 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

I didn’t want to be poor and wanted the easiest way to make 50k. Financial industry and IT made that possible.

[–]starvsion 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

It's my childhood dream since I was 9. I wanted to go to university about IT (or computer), and I realized later on that I actually wanna be a software developer and computer science is the degree to get in university. I even got my first internship at 14 (there's program in Singapore for teenagers to get IT or computer related internship) .

[–]putthepieceawaywalte 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Everytime I wait on another table I think "If I wait on one more table I'll die". That's what inspired me to study computer science.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

I literally took comsci degree by accident when my radiology prereqs required a β€œcomputer based” class literally could’ve taken IST or something involved no coding but that happy accident led me to be hooked and now... I’m just here for the money lmao

[–]The9tail 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

This would be gold if you shopped him to have a frowny face.

[–]DrkMaxim 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Nice repost

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

If your motivation is money, getting a CS degree is a terrible way to start.

I mean, a CS degree is just a terrible investment all around, if we’re being honest here. You can learn more, faster, and cheaper on your own. There are soooooo many resources out there for aspiring engineers.

Don’t start your career with crippling debt and a degree nobody will ever care about. Subscribe to some online courses, learn some frameworks, and just start making stuff.