I graduated with a CS and math double major and Chinese Minor in 06. I backed out of a programming job offer and instea ended up working for my uncle as an RF engineer for the next 2 years. That was working for about half the salary and no benefits. I disliked it enough to eventually quit and staige (intern) in a restaurant for 3 months.
Those 3 months have been the most empowering period of my life.
After exploring other fields that I thought could be passionate careers, I've come back to programming and found a renewed interest.
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I graduated with a CS and math double major and Chinese Minor in 06. I backed out of a programming job offer and instea ended up working for my uncle as an RF engineer for the next 2 years. That was working for about half the salary and no benefits. I disliked it enough to eventually quit and staige (intern) in a restaurant for 3 months.
Those 3 months have been the most empowering period of my life.
After exploring other fields that I thought could be passionate careers, I've come back to programming and found a renewed interest.
This advice worked for me.