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04-04-2005, 10:16 PM
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what should I do?
I am considering switching careers entirely. since people on here do all sorts of things, I figured I'd get some input. I currently work as a software engineer doing java stuff.
my background: I have a CS degree and have a lot of years of experience working as a programmer doing a reasonably wide variety of stuff. I always enjoyed AI/game theory type stuff the most, and my favorite language is lisp. also I'm a jazz musician/composer and have done that professionally for a very long time. my reasons for switching careers: I feel that what I do isn't all that important. not in a saving starving children kind of way, but in an innovation kind of way. I'd like to do something that is more intellectually fulfilling I guess. I enjoy being creative and inventing things, I have a cool patent for this thing I invented for an old company I worked for so I enjoy doing stuff like that. enviroment: I am not really big on working a lot (i.e. > 40) hours a week, it would have to be a really special job for me to consider something like that as I have a lot of stuff going on and don't really have enough hours in the day as it is. so, suggestions as to what fields I should look at? even if you don't know what I should do, just expound a little about what you do and what you like/dislike about it, as it will be helpful to me to get an idea of what different fields are like. 
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04-04-2005, 10:26 PM
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Re: what should I do?
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I am considering switching careers entirely. since people on here do all sorts of things, I figured I'd get some input. I currently work as a software engineer doing java stuff. my background: I have a CS degree and have a lot of years of experience working as a programmer doing a reasonably wide variety of stuff. I always enjoyed AI/game theory type stuff the most, and my favorite language is lisp. also I'm a jazz musician/composer and have done that professionally for a very long time. my reasons for switching careers: I feel that what I do isn't all that important. not in a saving starving children kind of way, but in an innovation kind of way. I'd like to do something that is more intellectually fulfilling I guess. I enjoy being creative and inventing things, I have a cool patent for this thing I invented for an old company I worked for so I enjoy doing stuff like that. enviroment: I am not really big on working a lot (i.e. > 40) hours a week, it would have to be a really special job for me to consider something like that as I have a lot of stuff going on and don't really have enough hours in the day as it is. so, suggestions as to what fields I should look at? even if you don't know what I should do, just expound a little about what you do and what you like/dislike about it, as it will be helpful to me to get an idea of what different fields are like. [/ QUOTE ] Ever thought about becoming a teacher? Seriously.
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04-04-2005, 11:58 PM
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Re: what should I do?
are you near a coast?
if so doing musical work by contract sounds good. a good friend of mine does pretty well doing that and cetainly doesn't work more than 40 hours per week. fim
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04-05-2005, 12:17 AM
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Re: what should I do?
Hey Paul, I forgot to mention this the other day. Some of the happiest people I know, career-wise, are those who, around your age or older, went back to get a post-bac and then went on to med school. This is a sample of about 5 people who were previously programmers, musicians, database administrators, and, uhhh, programmers.
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04-05-2005, 12:19 AM
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Re: what should I do?
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I am not really big on working a lot (i.e. > 40) hours a week [/ QUOTE ] Harry Dunne: I can't believe we drove around all day, and there's not a single job in this town. There is nothing, nada, zip! Lloyd Christmas: Yeah! Unless you wanna work forty hours a week.
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04-05-2005, 01:25 AM
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Re: what should I do?
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[ QUOTE ] I am not really big on working a lot (i.e. > 40) hours a week [/ QUOTE ] Harry Dunne: I can't believe we drove around all day, and there's not a single job in this town. There is nothing, nada, zip! Lloyd Christmas: Yeah! Unless you wanna work forty hours a week. [/ QUOTE ] nh
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04-05-2005, 01:31 AM
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Re: what should I do?
I don't know what you should do, but I know my life instantly became happier the day I decided I didn't want to write software anymore.
If you've been writing software for a long time, I assume you make good money. Are you willing to take a big pay cut?
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