Asklemmy

I studied German philology for far too long because of sunken cost phalacy, while I had a monotone student job localizing e-learning presentations until I got laid off. Then I took part in a programming bootcamp and have been a Frontend Web developer for the last 4 years.

Recently, I'm feeling a little unsatisfied because I'm very much a jack of all trades, master of none kinda person, and to get further in my field I would have to have a really deep understanding of how things works under the hood, and those abstract things are very hard for me to grasp. Even harder since I had covid two years ago with ensuing brain fog for more than half a year, which still makes it harder to learn new things and keep them in my memory, which is quite sad because I always learned pretty fast...

Now that I have been part of this hamster wheel of corporate bullshit for quite some time I feel that I want to do more creative stuff with programming, as I was always interested in art and making music (which sadly also has declined because of perfectionism and anxiety), and creating visual stuff brings me into the zone where the hours fly by, but adapting some configs or working with abstract data stuff does not.

Should my job get taken by AI I want to do something with my hands, like wood or metal working, or something where I can help people, but let's see.

On the other hand I should be glad that I have a stable job that pays well and the people there are really nice, but I feel something is missing in my life. I tried to buy happiness and materialism, but somehow I was happier when I had less

I am a carpenter. Which is to say I'm a generalist. I am self-employed. Rural. Pickup truck etc.

Software/solutions consultant, and union actor.

I mean I was. I mean I am. I dunno. 20 years in I.T. starting from programming to a 'senior tech consultant'. But was then made redundant. Didn't get a job straight away. Started working at my girlfriend's bar as a bartender & server.

That was over a year ago. 60+ applications for jobs in I.T.; zero interviews. WTF.

I'm trying to work out why & what to fix, but for now? I'm a server & actor.

I'm reading and tinkering with technologies but not nearly enough. And will have to explain the gap in employment.

It's getting harder to resist the urge to panic and break down.

I give people hearing damage.
(I run audio for live events.)

I'm an office manager at a methadone clinic. I'm working toward becoming a Drug and Alcohol Counselor. It's a wonderfully rewarding job and I can't wait to continue in the field.

I get to cut up human organs for a living. Whenever something is removed during surgery, it comes to me. It can be mundane but there are fun and interesting things too. The job is very hands on.

No, I'm not a surgeon. You wouldn't want me to attempt to perform surgery on you. I'm not a physician of any kind.

911 call taker

I'm a blacksmith

Electrical contractor, I’m actually posting from an attic right now. If you’re in a blue state and young, I strongly recommend you look into the field.

I shoot birds at the airport.

Botanist, no research now, though, mainy education. It's pure fun.

sysadmin of sorts. My job description is different day by day.

I always enter “exotic dancer” when a form requires me to for some bullshit reason.

I am a jack of all trades, master of none. I'm a nobody, who likes to have fun. I'm easily distracted and lose focus a ton.

I am an amateur scientist, a cook, an author of unwritten books, I can't solve your problems but I'll still take a look.

I've been a toy soldier, a quick thinker, a recycling inventer and a useless tinker, who was once known as a legendary drinker.

I'm naturally shy but occasionally I'm bolder and i see beauty beyond the eye of the beholder as a student or mentor to both younger and older.

A person "who" cares, doesn't matter about "what", "when" I'm needed, "where" ever that may be, and sometimes "why". z.

I've walked a mile in your shoes and I ran so far away just to be the man who walked a 1000 miles to fall down at your door.

I never give up, never surrender, never gonna let you down, never gonna turn around, bright eyes, every now and then i fall apart.

A party of one, a party of five, a party of me, oh, ah, ah, ah, ah, staying alive, staying alive. As long as I know how to love I know I'll be alive, I will survive.

I want it all or maybe just a little bit off more than I can chew on that it's a piece of cake and eat it too rich for my blood is thicker than water you talking about?

Chances are, the odds are even, shirts versus skins. don't stop believin' that as far as I'm concerned, everybody wins or was kung fu fighting, thunderbolts and lightning, please.

Online I go by Lattrommi, the first and foremost, last but not least, mostly a man, still part beast, from the state of ohio in the united states of north america on this planet earth within the sol system somewhere along an arm of the milky way galaxy.

If you read all this, I hope you have a nice day.

Chronically unemployed

Architectural lighting designer. I love it and hate it. Love the complexity and endless learning about science and tech, and how to apply it creatively. Hate the contractors who put forward alternates and mess up the entire design intent only to pocket the difference.

Currently studying to change careers to be a game dev as a generalist for indie games.

mathematician

Work in a jail as a co. It's alright but pretty shitty at times. Pays decent and I can live a good life outside of work.

Well sir, I step in front of cars and sue the drivers.

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.

I'm a Microsoft 365 admin. It's the easiest job I've ever had and it pays 6 figures. I don't even have a bachelor's, but no techie person likes Microsoft 365 so they avoid it like the plague, which I saw as an opportunity.

Environmental Scientist. As my username suggests, my passion is studying bivalves. My day job involves studying nutrient cycling in San Francisco Bay (where clams come up quite a bit)! Through my work, I have also grown fascinated by phytoplankton

Process chemist. Got my MSc, worked as a medicinal chemist for a bit and realized it wasn't for me. Decided to get my PhD, then found my current job and its been perfect

Long time IT/cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity is all about curiosity and learning. I got there via the military.

E: too soon.

Everyone here is using Lemmy and is either in SWE, Sys Engi, Sys Admin or DevOps.

/s kinda

Musician. Graduated college expecting to go into STEM but the work made me miserable. A little less financially stable now but I would trade that for my mental well-being 10 times out of 10.

I straighten below hairs for Japanese adult entertainment employees. Usually a Philips does the job, however for some folks I've had to whip out the ironing board. It's a tough job.

Central heating and ventilation technician, that was my first one, it was awesome, learned welding and stuu like that. But during the winter I couldn't do it, every time so freaking cold.

Then I was a Rubber mixer for the aufomobile industry, which destroyed my sense of smell to a high degree so I switched again.

Next was frontend developer, then iPhona app developer and then finally I also studied computer science.

After that I I went back to the automobile industry, but with the CS background I'm in software development now. My profession is very broad. I'm Integrator, Software Factory Subject Matter Expert (basically architecture around devops), Configuration Manager. Not programming at all anymore.

Online communications for an organisation that focuses on local youths. Everything they organise, do, etc... we offer them a platform and also acts as a link between them and the local politicians. Since we're an online platform, it's a very important job (or so it feels) but it's not always easy to explain. So most of the times I just describe it as: "I post a lot of things on social media and our website as well as writing a newsletter, plus I go to a lot of events"

Trying to ditch all meta/big tech apps, tho, but almost impossible with this job. We rely on Instagram and TikTok a lot (our target audience is 16-30)... That's definitely a downside. Looking to expand to fediverse as well, but it's a slow process

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.

I'm a professional slut.... for data.

IT Project and Team lead.

Protecting "my" engineers from the customers. :)