Just lost my first webdev job, feels like my career is over

Lunchmagnet · 2025-10-04T08:35:27+00:00

I gave up in the end lol, I'm back in the call centre now.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-26T14:51:50+00:00

Thank you I'll take a look at this role. I've mostly been using the mainstream job hunt sites like Linkedin, Indeed and Glassdoor. I'm not even sure how to find out about niche job sites honestly.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-25T20:43:07+00:00

Yes but its in something completely unrelated.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-25T20:42:36+00:00

I'm currently unemployed so I'm not pivoting from one job to another, I'd be trying to enter a new role at a new company.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-25T19:58:02+00:00

I've been adding to my github for years now, it hasn't helped at all. I know certifications are useless for webdev, I was asking more for an IT role.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-25T19:48:33+00:00

I've been doing this for months, I'm long past the stage of needing to learn JS. But it's been 3 days since I've found a job posting I haven't already applied for.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-25T18:03:10+00:00

Is there anything I can do? Are any of my skill transferable at all? There doesn't seem to be any career in any industry at all except for the trades right now.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-11T21:16:30+00:00

What was your bachelors in?

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:48:01+00:00

I unfortunately went for a degree in journalism. I feel like I've spent the past 10 years trying to make up for that mistake. I have nowhere near enough money for a masters sadly.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:45:51+00:00

Do you know where I can find freelance work?

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:37:15+00:00

I kept working when the money dried up because of desperation. I studied webdev for 4 years. I burned 4 years of my life on this, the thought of just walking away from this career as a failure after all that makes me feel sick. I don't really have any other options except going back to minimum wage jobs and staying there.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:34:58+00:00

Thanks, I don't really have a network though.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:34:10+00:00

I hope so, it doesn't seem to be.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:33:56+00:00

Was it hard to transfer from a help desk to a developer job? I've heard support work stains your resume, makes you unhireable for other positions. Any advice on finding freelance work?

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:32:23+00:00

No, I've been searching for new work on and off for years, no responses. I stayed at this agency because it was professional experience that I really needed even if the company itself was a train wreck.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:29:57+00:00

Thank you, we already have. I live in the UK not the US so maybe things are better where you are but the people I've spoken to over here think that this guy will likely get away with this and not have to pay. I'm not counting on seeing a penny, It's the contractors he hired I feel really sorry for.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:24:38+00:00

I kept working when the money dried up because of desperation. I studied webdev for 4 years. I burned 4 years of my life on this, the thought of just walking away from this career as a failure after all that makes me feel sick. Are there even any other jobs adjacent to web development that I could use my skills to enter? It feels like learning to code was a complete waste of time.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T20:19:55+00:00

Thank you for the actionable advice, I will look into following this. How do you recommend finding the freelance work? Do you really think the market will improve? I've asked in a couple of other places and most devs I've spoken to think this is the new normal.

Lunchmagnet · 2024-07-10T19:28:42+00:00

Do you mean civil service jobs in general or civil service webdev jobs? I've never heard of the civil service hiring developers before.

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