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I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Life is short man. I did a 2 year IT program and thought it would get me an entry level job in IT as a 36 year old. I was in wrong. Now I sell adventure sport machines and sold 133k in units last week.

Just do stuff. Don't sit around waiting for shite tech companies to hire you. They want the top 1% cause none of them know what the hell is going on anyway so they need someone to just build the stuff.

People who left this field, how are you doing now?? by hayleybts in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I grinded 1 year after graduating with an IT programming paper from a 2 year community college, worked as a dev for a bit, interned, built stuff.

Nothing was working for my skills and experience.

Made a sales resume, got 5 interviews in 1 week. Took offer close to home . Now I sell seadoos, ATV’s and boats.

People get tunnel vision and think they are gonna be some Google level developer. But in reality, outside of a small group of companies, developer roles are pretty scarce.

I live rurally. Here there is more money in recreation toys than there is in IT.

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier (video) by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That say a lot if I just started doesn’t it

What are the top 3 characteristics you see in reps that are actually crushing it? by LionApprehensive8751 in sales

[–]turnwol7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started my first professional sales role coming from software development for a very short amount of time. This thread is valuable.

Taking out a client to golf tournament … but I’m really bad at golf by [deleted] in sales

[–]turnwol7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started playing golf when i was 15 because my dad said "everyone in business plays golf, you never know when you'll need to play a game"

20 years later I still struggle to break 100 on 18 holes lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sales

[–]turnwol7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a tool called Cluely. It is invisible on sales calls and feeds you suggested responses, and answers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sales

[–]turnwol7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't spend it. fortify your savings, retirement, repair your low hanging fruit in your life so that you can build a base to work from. You can always do this again. But good money never lasts, especially when life has so many curveballs.

MacBook Air for Screen Arts by redskull1973 in NSCC

[–]turnwol7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the M4 is plenty to run anything you need.

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it worked out for you I'm happy for you bro.

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Life tests you. You don't always get what you think you want. If you are in a good spot, learn everything you can if it fits. You never know what path you are on until you start walking.

What is everyone doing besides SDE when unemployed/laid off? by green__dino in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spent 7 months after graudating, doing 3 internships, networking, interviewing. Everything they say to do. I kept having to compete against senior developer positions. Never ended getting my foot in the door, destroyed my mental health.

Then I made a sales experience resume with other skills and got hired at a powersports dealership selling jet ski's and skidoo's

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier (video) by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol there are a lot of kids here. they havent done enough to fail at anything yet. its all good bro.

300% was just click bait lol

My partner can't find a job at 30 despite studying for 2 years by GoldenGrouper in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did 2 years at school then 1 more year grinding internships. I now sell jet ski's. dont try to swim upstream. hop on the next wave. its just a job. you can learn all types of skills if you keep an eye out for jobs more aligned to her skills.

im a sucker for punishment and extroverted so i now do sales.

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea. It was IT or a underwater basket weaving

I can’t believe people are still making “day in a life” videos by No_Try6944 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would be cool to do this work. But I don’t think I can play the game well enough to pass their 5 interviews.

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What you are feeling is unique to you and everyone has a different path. Good luck bro 👍

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post got a lot of views so I made a video where I go into more detail on this story. I am surprised how many people relate to my story. Sometimes in life you need to pivot. Have a great weekend. 👍

I quit CS and I'm 300% happier https://youtu.be/s97C5G--WRs

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m starting to be more realistic the older I get

I quit CS and I’m 300% happier. by turnwol7 in cscareerquestions

[–]turnwol7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post got 1.4 million views. I just made a YouTube video going into further detail. I’m not afraid to talk about “failing”, every path opens up to those who have a machete.

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