I was planning on going back to school to study data science, but everyone online is making it out like the tech field is dead and people are getting laid off and now you need eight year experience just to get an entry level gig. Worried I missed the boat on being able to get a good job in the field, should I just accept I’m stuck in retail?

  • buh [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    it’s still fine but unless you turn out to be spectacularly talented at some specific thing you will probably end up going into a less trendy, lower paying (but still pretty good compared to many other careers) specialization like sysadmin or enterprise software

    • Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.netOP
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      thing you will probably end up going into a less trendy, lower paying (but still pretty good compared to many other careers)

      I’m fine with that if it’s enough for me to buy a shack in Vermont