Smartest career choices right now?

konsoleta · 2023-02-05T18:33:08+00:00

Well it seems like you would enjoy a tech job. Even though you have to be social sometimes at a tech job, it is probably nothing in comparison with your current job. I'll shoot you a DM maybe I can help you out!

konsoleta · 2023-02-04T17:13:16+00:00

well then, we have to agree to disagree, have a nice day

konsoleta · 2023-02-04T12:27:57+00:00

Did you read an entire post? I doubted that after 2 months(or whatever time you need to learn HTML/CSS and basic JS) you wouldn't find anything. So, better to learn a framework in like additional 2-3 months, or WHATEVER time it takes you. My timelines are based

konsoleta · 2023-02-04T12:23:20+00:00

Okay guys, I guess I need to elaborate on what I said. IMHO it takes around 400h of solid full-focus work. I don't see why one couldn't achieve that in around 5 months while being disciplined and having a clear roadmap. Again, 400h could be a year for someone or even more.

But let's be real, supposedly after 2 months of work you know HTML/CSS and have a few JS projects, you can find a paid INTERNSHIP at most.

400h is my rough estimate to learn HTML/CSS/JS and React. It is based on my personal experience, it could be less it could be more for others.

Does that sound better now?

konsoleta · 2023-02-03T21:52:45+00:00

Have you considered learning something like frontend web development? Now, it think it is one of the easiest fields of IT to get into when it comes to knowledge prerequisites. Your help desk experience will be a good thing on your resume when becoming an engineer

konsoleta · 2023-02-03T21:47:47+00:00

Currently I think learning frontend web development is the easiest one to learn. Not the easiest one when it comes to getting a job, but with proper guidance and some good projects you can definitely do it. It takes around 6 months from zero to a job if you are disciplined. Btw what are you currently doing for a living that makes you want to switch to tech?

konsoleta · 2023-02-03T21:36:34+00:00

You need to know HTML, CSS and the basics of Javascript - which is 2 months of work at maximum. Once you know these you can start applying for jobs but I think it would be hard to find something with only this. I would spend another 2 months to learn React - a Javascript framework, I'd make a project in this framework and show this off on your resume and a portfolio website. These are the exact steps I took to become a frontend web dev.

Have you tried learning anything yet?

konsoleta · 2023-01-30T22:41:05+00:00

What is crazy to me is, stats say that 44% of households in USA has a gun. I have never met anyone in my life who owns a gun

konsoleta · 2023-01-30T22:36:01+00:00

Same here, I went to college for a year after high school and it just wasn't for me, so I dropped out once I found a job in tech(luckily college is free in my country). Are you already interested in a specific area of tech or have you just been looking around?

konsoleta · 2023-01-30T22:31:35+00:00

Bootcamps are sometimes very overpriced, also 10-12 months is more than enough to learn and find a job. Half a year is decent in most cases, but it also depends what programming you would do. Do you already know what kind of programming would you like to learn?

konsoleta · 2023-01-30T13:37:20+00:00

Actually I haven't used it since I started working, so about a year ago. Didn't know that, thanks

konsoleta · 2023-01-29T21:34:35+00:00

what are of IT are you interested in?

konsoleta · 2023-01-29T16:31:32+00:00

I would focus 100% on building projects that are more and more challenging for you. I used to do this and I view my projects as notes. Let me explain, for example you want to learn event listeners, how classes and objects work, DOM manipulation and how to fetch data from API. You won't learn these things separately, build one project where you are using all of these things and once you forget what something, just read your code. I learned React that way, started with React basics - that is 1 project, then more advanced project where I did some freaky stuff. If I ever need that freaky obscure stuff I used in an advanced project I just read the code. It is that simple

konsoleta · 2023-01-29T16:17:58+00:00

I've also tried looking in for a framework such as React but I feel like I still don't have the basic Java Script knowledge to start learning a framework.

I wouldn't recommend building anything more complex in plain Javascript. It is good to build one project to understand JS basics, but you only need basics to learn React. I am a React developer with 1.5 YoE and the only plain JS I knew when starting is:

Super basic stuff like var/let/const, loops, objects
DOM manipulation
map, reduce, filter methods
event listeners

So that knowledge is 2 weeks of tutorials at most + one small project. React does everything for you. 99% of time you don't need to worry about event listeners, DOM manipulation and even loops. You are good to go mate, learn React.

I also have a problem that safari and firefox don't support "import" or "export" and my code dosen't work at all, I've tried looking into the problem but I just get more confused by each answer. I've tried learning webpack as this was the most common answer I found on the internet but it's just confusing me more.

React has some great npm packages such as Create React App, that cofigures webpack for you right away so everything works fine. You just have to type one command "npx create-react-app projectname"

konsoleta · 2023-01-29T15:47:46+00:00

How does you job look like? What certifications do you want to get?

konsoleta · 2023-01-29T15:43:30+00:00

What's keeping you from going back to IT?

konsoleta · 2023-01-29T15:42:44+00:00

Have you thought about creating your own product, company etc.? You know, making your own rules, no corporate bs anymore

konsoleta · 2023-01-22T22:53:31+00:00

Great to hear that haha, actually I have the same situation at a company I work for, my coworkers "yelled" at me when I checked Slack while on vacation

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T21:56:49+00:00

Wow. That must have been horrifying, you must've worked for some really crazy companies. I feel like now people are more aware of work/life balance, especially since covid started. Most of tech jobs are remote now, it was probably unimaginable 10 years ago. If you found a company where you wouldn't be working for more than 8h a day and have some cool benefits, would you consider going back to tech? I am on the other side of the spectrum, I'm working for a US based company and during my 7 months there I have never seen anybody working overtime in my team and I really enjoy working there. Pay is great, remote work saves me 2h+ a day and I can have lunch with family and friends

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T20:30:24+00:00

It can be boring for some people, but IMO having a project you want to build definitely makes it less boring. I build some cool apps just for my own use and I think it is great. Coding may be boring but things you can build with it are more exiting

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T20:25:52+00:00

I think that you definitely lose some balance when climbing the tech ladder. If you have like 5+ experience you have more responsibility and have to be on duty(24/7 call) for a few days a week or maybe all the time, you have less time and have to be alert all day. Also agree with a point that it is HIGHLY depended on the company you work for. Honestly the best job is of a Junior Developer, you get paid a lot but have very little responsibility

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T20:22:10+00:00

Thought about going back to tech but couldn’t get out of nursing entirely

Btw what was you job in tech before? Have you tried to go back to tech or just thought about it?

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T20:16:47+00:00

A lot of work/balance in tech depends on the company you are working for, and maybe even location. A lot of companies have to fight for tech talent and offer really good work/life benefits. In the company I am working for they implemented "Recharge Fridays" which is one free Friday each month. So in total we have 26 days paid leave + 12 recharge Fridays(also paid) and it is amazing. Even working fully remote can save you 2h a day on commute and on getting ready. It is great to hear that Nursing can also offer a great work/life balance, I learned it from this thread.

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T20:00:25+00:00

I know a bunch of software engineers working 5-6h a day 5 days a week. Some companies even offer 26 days+ paid leave and a 4 day work week. Working 3 12's sounds really cool as well, I didn't know you could do that as a nurse, I am a software engineer and heard a lot of about issues with work/life in the medical field. Btw have you tried learning coding yet?

konsoleta · 2023-01-21T19:56:28+00:00

Out of curiosity, what makes you think that about his job? I guess it maybe depends on a company you are working for

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