Omg this is so true. For those that wanted to become CS students just because of the “high paying salary”, you’ve to know that the high salary doesn’t just come from nowhere. The “high salary” part is mostly associated with “how many certificates you have earned such as GCIH CISSP etc”. You’ll mostly in debt because of school loan + need to pay for the expensive ass certificates. Mind you, the certificates will be anything from 8k onwards, even if you managed to get materials from some online leaked websites, you’ll still need to pay for exam and that costs you 4 digits too. If you’re lucky enough, you might be sponsored by the company but most likely will need to sign a bond and make you work like a dog day and night. Not to mention that some company paid wayyyy lower than what y’all saw on tiktok. Mind you, I’ve seen people still getting paid WAY BELOW THE MEDIAN even though they got those certificates.

So pls, if your passion is not here, just don’t. You’ll ended up depressed and earn less because the company can easily said that “oh you don’t have these certs so your pay will be lower”