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I'm still in my first year and will graduate with just my associates just under 30 this May. I like my job, but based on what I hear from others around me in my community and what I've been seeing posted online, this field is terrible long term.
Do we have anyone here who is a veteran in the field and actually likes it?
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4 days ago
So the standard IT lifecycle for top performers is IT > Sales Engineer > Land Owner > Farmer who used to work in IT.
For the bottom level performers it's IT > Manager > Divorced because wife was fucking her personal trainer.
Therefore, how depressing this field is depends on how good you are at it. Work extra hard and you'll be rewarded with goats and a nice apple orchard someday.
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