What is your profession?
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Any tips on how to break into the field as a SWE?
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I'm kind of in the same boat, thought I'd be programming but figured out early on that sitting at a desk coding for 8+ hours a day just wasn't my thing. Turns out I'm happier doing all the other IT grunt work e.g. setting up servers, backups, dealing with the network/wireless/firewalls, even provisioning and supporting user desktops gets interesting.
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Electronics Technician and cryostat hall manager. I'm currently assisting in the moving of about 30 cryostats from various places in our current lab into the cryostat hall of our new building.
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My job title is data engineer, but the organization I work at is small enough that it basically ranges from business intelligence to cloud engineering to data architecture to data science to whatever other thing is even slightly related to data
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QA Manager. I started out as a test analyst, then taught myself to code with JS, C#, Python and a little bit of C++. moved into a test automation engineer role then a QA engineer at a different company before being promoted to manager
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Manager in the neuroscience lab where I did my PhD. Actually pretty nice because I know the lab and everyone so we'll I can often do the management in a few hours and then just focus on my research (finishing my thesis because behavior plus in vivo neurophysiology takes more like 7 years instead of 4 lol). Although, there can be some very stressful moments, big grants or so (and my boss is one of those breathing-science profs that will msg on WhatsApp on the weekend or days off lol, but yeah fuck that). I learned that I'm not good enough/invested enough to actually become a PI or prof, so this management stuff is pretty nice on the edge. I don't have the responsibilities but my opinion is often respected due to my research experience in the lab. Pay is shit tho.
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Software engineer. In the past mostly C++, now it's mostly C#. Lots of databases too.
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I was an electrician for 15 years in the canadian military and for the last 3 years an instructor. I got really tired of using my whole body all the time and working outside all year round. I also got really tired of the military lifestyle and how bad the leadership got.
Quit my old job 2 years ago and took up programming. Now im about to graduate from college(canada) with a 4.0gpa and hopefully have a job with i right away.
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I worked in childcare for years, was a teacher for a decade, I've been a waitress and bartender for a decade... maybe it's time to switch again.
My real vocation is as a father, though. How I make money is secondary to that, always.
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Processionally NEAT
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I work in insurance, specifically auto insurance. I used to work as a bodily injury adjuster, but moved to subro. I've been doing this for longer than I realized. My mom told me with a smile that I'll likely be in insurance the rest of my life. I went home and cried
Pays alright though. And I'm (currently) able to work from home which I know is a blessing. Just wasn't what I was dreaming about as a little girl, you know?
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I'm a professional slut.... for data.
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Do you have a specific field of study? Do you work for a university? (just curious, please feel free to ignore)
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Wage slave and renter
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LOL I mean I can probably say the same thing and I gotta tell you. It's amazing the people out there that want to:
- Control the narrative of the data
- Suppress the data
I'll use just a simple example of tracking incidents in your organization. It's so polarizing like people how do you expect to improve if you can't acknowledge your faults.
Extrapolate that to the current political climate.
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I'm a lifelong cook. Been working in kitchens since I was 15 and I'm currently training to be the sous chef at my current location.
People shit on food service workers but the amount of practical real life skills I've acquired over the years has actually come in handy quite a few times.
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Machinist. Over 20 years now.
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professional neet
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Was a cop, now I'm in EMS. Much better mentality, even with a shittier job environment.
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Steel section bender.
