These happen all the time
I pivoted from writing/magazines to tech/apps and then went back to writing/magazines
It SEEMED tricky but it was fine i learned to like focus and highlight the transferable skills that were applicable to both jobs
Aug 5, 2024
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definitely not!
Speaking from personal experience - I went from totally fucking off (working like 10hrs a week) to working as a carpenter for years. Then I got interested in random shit online and made the leap from carpentry to working in marketing/jack of all trades for tech experiments and companies.
I was 25 when I made the leap from carpentry to what I do now. I had no clue what the fuck was going to happen. I just felt like it was the right leap to make.
Aug 5, 2024
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Was your major something you knew you wanted to do since you were a child?
i would say it’s adjacent. looking back on it now my first want was to be an astronaut. so where i am as a software engineer, where my work can potentially help the astronauts in space seems fair. fun fact my brother who is also in the same field worked on chips used in the recent Hubbard satellite.
If not, how did your interests change and how did you settle on one?
while my first career plan was being an astronaut, the one that stuck the most for me was to be in the art field in some way. i wanted to be a graphic designer for the longest time. but i ended up doing computer science in college because i was scared to be a starving artist living in gloomy nyc (not all of it is gloomy but when i toured schools it felt like all the kids needed to be doped up or drinking copious amounts of coffee to get by). i thought with this i could still be creative in some way, or get enough money and time to be creative outside of work.
Did job outlook sway or decide for you in any way? Did you change majors because of it?
when i went to school my career was still in steady motion. i never switched majors for something else.
Do you regret changing or NOT changing majors?
i don’t regret it. i feel with my choice i am able to live the life i am now; where i work to live and not live to work. i am able to balance my work for the 8 hours i am obliged to and fool off the rest of the time. that’s something i realized how much i truly valued creative time or rest.
How did you balance your passions vs. projected job security?
currently, i am in an okay spot with job security. the job market for tech people is not the best, but it’s also not the worst. i think my company also wants me to have that good work life balance because 1) it saves them money not to have to give overtime and 2) you‘ll get burned out if you don’t.
Do you currently have a job inside/outside your field of study?
currently my job is inside my field. i feel like it would be very unwise to move into a career outside of it with my degree 😂
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I cannot wait to be replaced by ai 🥲
lol but fr im Project manager that started in the arts / events / film production space. Eventuallyy the frontal lobe developed and i figured out I was breaking even at best / working for free or negative income at worst and for narcissistic dicks no less ! + a very insular space.Anyway, ditched the creative / arts projects for the millennial white collar industry of choice: design and tech.
📍Currently correcting my normie overcorrection and open to help produce lil creative / freelance projects without the socioeconomic pressures of having to make ends meet with that income. But also figuring out that its actually fine to not be defined by what you do to make a living and to just enjoy things without making them ur whole personal narrative.
Feb 8, 2024
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A Palestinian type of cross stitching I learned from my family!! These are all Gaza specific motifs 💘
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Why tf did I buy this beautiful candle if I wasn’t gna burn it if not now WHEN applies to many maybe even most things
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Our only real power in a capitalist society is how we spend our money 🤡
It makes a difference spend your money at the right places and never forget the BDS list
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