im just trying to focus on the positives. which seems to be i could start a new career right now. Im after money at this point, really anything else is a bit risky. What do you guys think as the best feild to get into for economic reasons alone cause im broke and i dont ever want to be broke again. I want to start a family. I want to have a life. Im in my mid twenties incase you're wondering. And im leaning towards going back to school for the sake of a computer science degree.
A) Computer science as a degree is bullshit. Its a 4 year degree that basically says "I did windows 7 and XP stuff and the rest of the time I was babysat". If you can show your talent and how good you are at it thats worth more than a degree because the degree is a generalization. It doesn't go in too deep at what you're actually good at it just plops windows server 2003 in your lap and says HE CAN DO THAT ONE GUYS SEE?? (thats what all my comsci classes were and it was a load of shit).
If I were you I would start with a job. Any job. Get some stuff under your belt and have a goal listed on your resume. If you're tired of job A put a notice that you'll be looking to move up from your current place and dig up a little. During this time work on certs. A+ Net+ Sec+ maybe a linux LPI if you care about that, Enterprise if thats your thing, interview at local tech shops or computer recycling centers.
Personally I have a few radio station's attention because I scrap hardware, have worked with shoutcast, know how stream encoders work, and can fix about any machine you give me. Problem is they want me to work for free and thats not going to fly. Even minimum wage would be fine for me but nope they won't budge. I ain't doin no damn volunteer work that I have to do a 45 minute commute daily for. Fuck that.
Recognise what you can do and don't think you're made of gold. Don't be bullish, just start somewhere like walmart and bump up when you're comfortable.
Skilled Labor / Trade. It's not easy, it's certainly not fun, but it pays heaps and keeps food on the table. You get education, you get benefits, and you get exceptional job security. Everyone needs something plumbed, wired, framed, or built and there is a dwindling population of people willing to do that work.
Thats what i thought but with immigration those jobs are over saturated if unlicensed and to be a licensed plumber it takes 5+ years apprenticeship so im not sure about the trades anymore. There are countless people more qualified than me going for that
Handyman work is more of a reality for me than college or union jobs . Unfortunately im not skilled and there are alreadt enough handy men with vans driving around doing shit for dirt cheap.
Brother - no disrespect. Stop looking for road blocks where they don't exist. Linux is hot right now - people will pay you money if you know that skill. But it's more than cd/ls/pwd/adduser it's like how to you use this tool to make a company profitable. Trust me - not what you learn in school. Programming is important to be able to do this - it is not commodity - it's a valuable skill.
But, you have to take a leap and say, I'm going to do this - I'm going to learn Linux and C++ or I'm going to learn skill x and skill y and then go for it. Everyday you sit not developing those skills is a day you've wasted.
You can do this! You'll have to decide if you want to be in the tech industry first. Because what you may think and what it is may not be ==.
Get a full time job, anywhere. Start repairing, assembling and selling computers on the side. The more customers you reach, after some time you'll have a full time job in computers.
I just got an offer for an internship that pays $20/hr which is way more than minumum wage because I am pursuing a computer science degree. Not trying to slander to prove my point but a computer science degree has very little to do with Windows stuff, thats what certs do, it teaches you how to solve problems with a computer science mindset.