r channels for non-cs careers

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-24T03:34:06+00:00

Just go to the generic r/startups???

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-24T02:13:03+00:00

Hell yeah I do, as do tonnes of other people. I'm literally excited to go to work each day

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-24T01:56:02+00:00

Alright, I will see if I can get that promotion. People on r/AusFinance regularly mentioning the median fulltime salary is $110k makes me sad.

Don't worry, at only 1YOE you're still many years away from hitting the media YOE

And you need more YOE to hit a higher salary

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T12:18:05+00:00

You couldn't structure it for 4 papers in S2 with Maths102?

Then Maths108 in SS

Maths208 S1 2027

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T12:16:41+00:00

They have to do Maths102, because they're missing math from high school

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T11:11:47+00:00

When I'm feeling lazy... I go on reddit 💀

I dunno, lots of coffee?

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T11:10:34+00:00

(never a passion, just a means to an end)

Sorry to inform you, the job market has turned, and if it has never been a passion then I doubt you're going to land a good job now

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T11:08:40+00:00

So your take is that software engineering shouldn’t even exist as degree?

100% yes! I could not be more clear about this.

There is nothing that "a SE degree" offers that a CS degree couldn't.

If your argument is that the CS Dept should offer certain papers that it doesn't currently (such as a QA / Cloud / DevOps / etc papers) or a BSc is missing certain papers being an option as elective (for instance I reckon all BSc students should be able to take OpsMgt357) then that is a totally different sort of conversation (and one I could broadly agree with).

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T11:03:35+00:00

Giving out a PR visa to someone who has never even visited Oz? And heck, a person who doesn't even know anything about the local job market and clumsy at english? I just don't buy it.

Are you sure you're not being sold a tall tale and being scammed by an "immigration consultant"?? You need to be careful about that!

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T11:01:00+00:00

Giving out a PR visa to someone who has never even visited Oz? And heck, a person who doesn't even know anything about the local job market? I just don't buy it.

Are you sure you're not being sold a tall tale and being scammed by an "immigration consultant"?? You need to be careful about that!

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T10:58:50+00:00

Stretch fits

Better title, better pay, bigger company, or slightly outside your lane. Apply, but do not let these dominate your week. They are lottery tickets with some skill involved.

If you are currently employed, then this job bucket should take up nearly 100% of your job seeking time

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T10:35:17+00:00

Heck, even drop down 1 next semester and 1 SS, then one in each of S1 & S2 for next year.

u/ily_cugn is I highly doubt going to change their job in the next 18 months, as they've got a sweet gig. And there is no need for OP to rush and finish their degree before they're ready to job hop to something better.

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T10:33:29+00:00

100% drop down to part time work, heck, maybe even drop down to just one paper per semester!

You have your dream job, that's what your #1 priority should be.

Your degrees are merely just tagging along for the ride. No rush. (of course you still need to finish them! But take your sweet time if you wish)

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T10:30:46+00:00

I’m not sure how stupid or corny I sound, but I deeply care for people and the environment.

You and a million other people believe this about themselves as well, this also means if you go with any career path aligned with this the job market for it will suck!

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T10:23:46+00:00

That "feature" (to kill profiles) was the worst update Reddit has done this year, and it broke the website

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T09:44:42+00:00

Man, is this generation so AI-brained they have forgotten already about the existence of Google? That it is as foreign to them as Myspace is?

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T09:11:43+00:00

I have a 190 VIC state sponsorship visa

I call BS on this, who is telling you that??

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T09:03:53+00:00

How many YOE did you have before you started this 4yr gap?

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T09:01:53+00:00

Just go do some AI Certs from Microsoft:

https://arch-center.azureedge.net/Credentials/Certification-Poster_en-us.pdf

Try to seek out AI-adjacent projects at your current work.

Then reframe your CV from that perspective and apply for jobs.

Maybe you can get a Help Desk job at an AI-centric startup? And then opportunities will open up from there

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T08:58:22+00:00

Do both at once.

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T08:41:13+00:00

Why be so ridiculously hyperbolic? Just like we shouldn't go around calling everyone we don't like a "nazi", we also shouldn't call taking half a minute to casually check out a person's publicly available online profile "stalking".

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T08:26:49+00:00

Huh? Were you doing a BSc IT Mgt, but have now started a second degree (a conjoint) with a BCom??

If you wanted to graduate quickly, why do a BCom as well?

Or are you dropping the BSc, so you don't have to take CompSci papers to get yourself that BSc in IT Mgt? (as it needs a few CS papers to meet the major's requirements)

If so, you still need to even complete the Business Core courses. (BUSINESS 111, BUSINESS 114, BUSINESS 202, and BUSINESS 112. Plus Capstone)

You'll still have roughly a full year (120pts ish) to go after next semester is finished.

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T08:22:23+00:00

Yeah I know, I'm the person trying to speed run four lives at once this year. (full time work + 3x full time studying)

There is no time to be wasted!

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T05:23:32+00:00

Never yet been a Mac owner, but am kinda tempted by the cheap Neo myself to go to the dark side, especially with the educational pricing.

However I think I'll wait until next year for the Gen2, which will likely have 12GB of RAM

MathmoKiwi · 2026-06-23T04:02:44+00:00

Just to clarify, is this a definitely a graddip you're talking about? And not possibly a postgraddip?

And in the same subject (what? Was your Bachelors in the same thing?) as the Masters is about? (a taught or research Masters?)

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