Software Engineering is the WORST Career Ever
If you don’t live in America 🇺🇸, it’s a nightmare. It’s 996 or 997 work days. We just barely get enough to feed ourselves and meet basic needs. Why the hell would anyone join this field? The call center I work at has better WLB. We only do night shifts to call Americans. #tech #wlb TC: $500 per year (0.5 LPA), India (my monthly got cut due to low performance) + bonus YoE: 0, new graduate
It’s a nightmare whether you live in America or not
Honestly, true. I really wish I became a doctor honestly
My parents pressured me to be a SWE because they thought white-collar office workers would look down on me for being a doctor since they don’t have to be good at math/physics/CS. Now I’m stuck with bad WLB and it’s too late to switch.
You just need to work at a better place
But the "better places" refuse to hire me.
I think its nightmare because you work at “new”. I have good wlb
I work at “new” and I love it here so might just be team dependent
I like the field, I even like the work. However, the lack of movement has been really bothering me the older I get. It’s two conflicting ideas, I want to be in the zone to get work done but I need to keep moving to take care of my body.
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I’d have 1yoe by now if I could land a job. But you elitists are gate keeping the jobs from BSc Indian tier 3 graduates like me. Microsoft won’t even consider my resume. Shame on them for rejecting quality candidates.
WTF. Why are you working for such a low salary. Even WITCH companies pay $3,500 to freshers in India
Couldn’t get into WITCH. Too much competition. If I got into WITCH I would cry out of happiness
OP work as a swe is a proper company first.
I would die to work at Amazon or WITCH. Please help me. What can I do to make it in?
What is your experience as a swe ? What is your resume look like ? Can you code ?
No idea what this post even wants to say ? Comparing software engineering and other fields to customer support is not a valid comparison . I am not looking down on any role but just Saying they need both different skills . Same as looking at doctor ( general physician) and a cardio surgeon
This post strictly refers to software engineering. The fact that I work in customer support is largely irrelevant. I just included it to show that my job had better WLB than software engineering in India or China (I’ve lived in both).
996? What are talking about, it’s 007 now
Lmao