The next episode of our monthly chat + feedback thread.
No matter what topic, if you want to talk about it then just write it in a comment :)
The next episode of our monthly chat + feedback thread.
No matter what topic, if you want to talk about it then just write it in a comment :)
I wish the best for your tests and job interviews. What is the new direction if I may ask?
I notice the effects of the current recession, not on myself but my friends where some also are job-hunting without success for a while. The growing hopelessness is sad to witness. And not just in IT; because of the falling birth rate friends who studied in the field of daycare are also struggling right now.
The economy definitely makes it tough to find a job at the moment! Your friends’ experience with unsuccessful job-hunting sounds very familiar. The new direction is working for a local government and basically being the person you talk to to get licences, permits, and other documents like that. It’s pretty much a dead end in terms of career (you can move horizontally but not vertically, I guess), but it sounds chill, pays well enough, has high job security, and sounds a lot better than making money for random corporations (most of my current options include some form of marketing, which I hate)
If you are prepared for boredom interrupted by dealing with upset customers (or whatever the term for them is in government context) then it is a chill job indeed which is unlikely to get replaced by technology soon. And I think payment is adjusted to inflation now and then (well, depending on the country), so you don’t have to be good at salary negotiations, which is another plus.