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1. harimau777 · 1790791864 · focus · HN ↗

   Have any of these articles actually addressed HOW software developers are supposed to retrain for good jobs? Personally I have neither the money nor the years to go back to college to get a livable job.

   1. sdcfgy · 1790795462 · focus · HN ↗

      The trick is not to start in software and have something to fall back in to.

      In my case that’s mathematics in academia so I’m going to be starving to death.

      1. markus_zhang · 1790798685 · focus · HN ↗

         I started from sweeping floors and making survey calls at minimum wage. I think you can teach Math to high school students.

         1. harimau777 · 1790798908 · focus · HN ↗

            Have you checked how much high school teachers actually make? It's not much.

            1. adamredwoods · 1790808116 · focus · HN ↗

               It's possible to make low 6 figures, but a lot of pay is dependent upon length of time teaching and/or which district to get into. Good districts rarely have openings.

               I'd say (not a teacher myself, but related to several) teaching is a lot more difficult than people give it credit for.

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