In what area should a programmer retrain?

becks2015-01-15 16:12:24

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becks, 2015-01-15 16:12:24

Good afternoon, colleagues!
Increasingly, I began to catch myself thinking that I was not ready to write code all my life. This state comes in waves, everything seems to be fine, and then once, and decadent moods begin. I can’t blame myself for some kind of universal laziness, by nature I’m a rather interested person, I read thematic books, I go / look at conferences / courses with some frequency, I study new technologies, but unfortunately I don’t feel an immense love for programming. but little by little, the very interest, some desire to develop in this area, fades away. And the saddest thing is that I can’t say what my soul truly lies in, what I would like to do in life. Perhaps this situation is due to the status of "working for an uncle", perhaps working for yourself would be different.
In any case, I would like to hear your advice. Of course, someone has already gone through a successful retraining path, maybe someone has their own story? Where can you go, where (what) to go to study, is it not necessary to radically change the industry?
From my own observations, the level of literacy (education\talentedness\development\breadth of outlook) of IT professionals is significantly higher than in other sectors. Maybe I'm wrong. Doesn't it make sense, using your trump cards (strong mathematics, confident computer skills and a large set of various software), to move into a less competitive industry that you might like (for example, generally speaking, in finance)?

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William Thorn, 2015-01-15
@xydope

Everywhere is good, where we are not.
My subjective opinion - you look at things wrong.
1. "Professionals in the field of IT are significantly higher than in other sectors"
Not true. You probably just rotate in this crowd for the most part and don’t see what trash and waste is going on in other areas, which creates the illusion that there are more IT people in the world, and there are even more professionals among them, and all the accountants, bankers you meet , builders live happily ever after.
2. “ And the saddest thing is, I can’t say what my soul really lies in, what I would like to do in life”
Programming, like any other skill (administration, accounting) is a tool for achieving goals that cannot become the meaning of life.
The answer is very simple, you need a goal in life, believe me, if to achieve it you need to work for an uncle, program or study to be a financier, then you will do it with great enthusiasm and dedication, but so far you have no goal, no matter what you engaged in, sooner or later everything will become a routine for you, which every day will cause you to ask the question "Why am I doing all this?".
I'm not talking about some feigned goal that you will be ready to give up at the first difficulties, but about what is really valuable to you.

Ilya Bobkov, 2015-01-15
@heksen

Working for yourself is the same canoe. the same discomfort, just no one to blame but yourself alone. Author, just diversify your life. Get drunk (but not too much)

Dimitri, 2015-01-15
@Kvarkas

Get married :)

Stanislav, 2015-01-15
@mzcoding

There is competition in every niche. Many IT people create their own business over time. Try it, you can open a web studio or write your own service and develop it. Perhaps over time this studio / service will become your main income and hobby in one bottle)

uvelichitel, 2015-01-15
@uvelichitel

What about teamlead, senior architect, project manager, project owner, business analyst, system analyst if you are tired of writing if; then; else stupidly?

Mintormo, 2015-01-15
@Mintormo

You, probably, like me: there is some interest in technology, but the programming process itself is not captivating.

Tin Iven, 2015-01-15
@tin-iven

Open your business.

asd111, 2015-01-15
@asd111

Try to get a job as a sales manager in any good area (not alcohol, etc.). Perhaps you lack in your life the amount of communication that managers have and the career opportunities that managers have.
Perhaps you will like working with documents and people more.
It is natural for a person to seek himself in life. It often happens that it seems “this is my favorite thing” and when you try it, it turns out that you don’t want to do such work.
I had that too. I wanted to become a lawyer. But when I tried it, I didn’t like it and noticed that others do it much better. But this is only because I am a programmer, and those people who are suitable to be lawyers are quite satisfied and bring a lot of benefits.
I believe that everyone should mind their own business, who likes to lead should learn all the subtleties of leadership and be a good leader, who likes to be a programmer should be a good programmer, and who likes to be a manager, be a good manager.

Puma Thailand, 2015-01-16
@opium

So you're sitting in a low-competitive field of programmers, earning 5000 bucks and now you want to go to another area and earn 1000 bucks?

pashwrs, 2015-01-22
@pashwrs

maybe drug addiction?

Filigranno, 2015-02-13
@Filigranno

In the area of own projects and promotion of own products. This is the way of the true Jedi.

Nikolai, 2015-01-15
@j_wayne

Maybe it will be more interesting to work for many different uncles at once? (Freelance) You can choose what to do.

Vitold S, 2015-01-22
@vit1251

look for a problem. maybe she's in someone else. for example, I want a car, I work 24/7, but I can’t buy it. or I want to sleep until 11 and swim in the pool (link to Aviasales in Phuket) and the employer drives me to 9 to the other end of the city. etc

hsx_vlad, 2015-02-26
@hsx_vlad

If for self-development, then into electronics engineers, and if you just relax, then you can swell for a week

Maxim Timofeev, 2015-08-23
@webinar

In this life you have to do what you love. And it doesn't matter what it is. If you love it and you are a pro in it, you have both money and pleasure. And all the markers are different in color and taste, so you need to understand whether you like it? If not, then why?
I also get "depressed" when a bunch of routines pile up. There is a treatment. Take a month timeout and make your bad and non-commercial project, which you have long wanted. Do it without straining with a beer on the balcony, smoking a thick cigar and thinking about how cool you are.

keslo, 2015-01-15
@keslo

If you decide to start teaching beginners or decide to create your own business, then I will be happy to participate :-)

globuser, 2015-01-15
@globuzer

Well, psychologists seem to say that work needs to be changed every 5-7 years, otherwise it gets boring and motivation disappears. but changing a profession is different....
although a programmer can find many applications, with experience behind him: from a manager to a tester, from an analyst to a consultant, from a businessman to a teacher, maybe you need to increase communication with people, or change area within the profession itself, and things can change for the better!

lastnast, 2015-01-16
@lastnast

1) Start your project, startup. Completely go into it with your head.
2) Change programming area.

Moneyhead1kk, 2015-05-08
@Moneyhead1kk

"Everywhere is good, where we are not." this is not so, could you make a choice in that direction - "it's shitty here, and I came to you", most likely you are where you need to be.
The maximum that happens to you is "I am working on tasks above which there is no point in jumping"
In my opinion, you need to change the one who sets the tasks for you or set them yourself, that is, create your own.