IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.
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Noodleface
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Yeah I mean we just laid off thousands of people. I start yelling at my director and I'm next
moonarchia
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You are the one who has the unique skill set. You also don't need to yell. It's much more effective to speak gently when you are wielding the hammer. If your director is the one shooting at you, just ask him if he wants the work done or not. His job is to shield you from that sort of shit, not be the source of it. If he's not going to do his job, then you don't need to feel bad about not doing yours.
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TJT
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I was in a similar position and did both for ~4 years until I wanted better work life balance.
It can be done.
tugofpeace
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TJT
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ToeMissile
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Kriptini
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My previous career has been eliminated due to outsourcing/AI so I'm pivoting to IT. Starting with support and hoping to move into databases as fast as I can.
It sounds like I picked the wrong field if I'm trying to avoid getting replaced by outsourcing/AI again.
It sounds like I picked the wrong field if I'm trying to avoid getting replaced by outsourcing/AI again.
Noodleface
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TJT
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I work specifically in data infrastructure.
Logic is simple. Will there be less or more data tomorrow?
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TJT
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Less than others as no two companies use the exact same metrics or sources to derive them. It's not something that can be directly replaced by AI. Which would fill nuts and bolts development in places but not the fundamental understanding of it.
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Khane
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Heh, well the truth and reality are often wildly disconnected. It doesn't matter if the attempt will fail, the attempt will still be made. And that doesn't do any of us in this industry much good.
I'm sure all the same conversations were had by our contemporaries 40+ years ago when manufacturing was leaving this country. And now we have an administration pretending to give a shit about bringing manufacturing back while ignoring the next exodus right under their noses.
I'm sure all the same conversations were had by our contemporaries 40+ years ago when manufacturing was leaving this country. And now we have an administration pretending to give a shit about bringing manufacturing back while ignoring the next exodus right under their noses.
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Phazael
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I would say that if you are close to retirement (like withiin 10ish years) and have lots of experience, you are golden. The middle manager parasite class has figured out that they need at least a couple of old white guys know know how shit works and cannot rely completely on Poos. They have adapted to this, so if you are one of those kinds of guys and not terribly greedy you can get a pretty nice QoL gig, but you will be handling Poos a lot in your role.
If your changing career paths and over 30, I would advise maybe seeing how the H1B situation shakes out before making an irreversible leap. If they do not stop the Poo invasion, you will not be able to find anything unless you accept entry level pay and shit working conditions (perhaps literally), but you might luck out with a smaller company.
Phazael
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So much this. Plus the executive culture pushing for this shit do not have the faintest idea of the costs and effort of adopting AI, let alone of its capabilities and limitatiions. They just see the second coming of outsourcing and a lot of companies are going to murder themselves like what happened in the early years of outsourcing.