Assuming I am early 30s, single, no kids, no mortgage, got emergency fund saved up, and have been flipping burgers until now, what's the best path forward to get a high paying job with minimal debt? I don't want to rely too much on luck or low probability (like winning a lottery, finding a sugar mom, winning a lawsuit, or making millions through IPO) but follow a strategically defined path. The path should entail: 1. Something that's gonna stay in demand over the next decade 2. Something that would pay me well 3. Something that provides me with the skillsets to survive in that high demand market and catch people's attention Options?
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I haven’t done shit today!
how'd u even get on blind?
Do you have any degrees or any specific domain knowledge of anything?
I made a series of bad decisions. I am exploring options to restart my career and hope I get the attention in the market and make good money.
Take out a $18,000 loan and do a full stack coding bootcamp with job placement and take the first company that makes you an offer. More money than flipping burgers.
Don't do that. Spending $18k on bootcamp is useless unless you don't know how to Google. Bootcamp teaches you what's there now and won't lay any foundations on how to survive. Whatever bootcamp teaches is as good as YouTube videos.
What's the roi for a bootcamp? I heard even the graduates from job placement bootcanps struggle a lot, is that correct?
Be a coder will mentor
Are you willing to mentor me?
There needs to be more coding mentorships
Do you know what type work you enjoy doing besides higher pay?
No
Why don't you try G's resident tech program?
Thank you, I just looked into it. Interesting. I'll apply :)
Start at your local community college. Work evenings and weekends like hell to get through school, it will take time, but with time and practice come retention and growth. Get an entry level education and engineering prerequisites out of the way. Get an AA degree and attend the closest local university to get a bachelors degree in CS or CE. All the while do what you can to find technical work to get your feet when you can. Spend vacations and time off dedicating at least some time to learning in your field and where you want it to go. Get mediocre programming job. Learn how tough it is. Hit the books and practice. Keep working in retail because it’s the only stability you have until you’re a good dev. Graduate with BS. Go apply with the knowledge and growth you’ve acquired, and be prepared to continue the same process you’ve been on years prior. Do a little better each time. Done, well.. not really ever done.
Do you really want to be in tech? Can you use your expertise (even flipping burgers) to do something like a food start up? You have some money. See if you can find a partner and maybe do a food truck outside axtria ? For passive income, get a home and rent out the rooms? Talk to a tax consultant. Coding may be too high of a mountain to climb unless you are genuinely interested in it.
Flipping burgers was symbolic of a non-valuable and unrelated skillset :) In other words, not leveraging my experience but starting over.
Okay :) I meant, find your passion. Don't jump into tech because it makes money. Fitness coach, yoga instructor, graphic artist, so many professions out there. Be creative. Do tech if you love it
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