<![CDATA[what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore?]]>what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? is it still to open a bar to serve a clientele of other burned out tech workers?

asking for a friend

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a992e0be-c63b-44b1-bd8e-edd13d43b455/what-s-the-career-path-for-someone-who-went-into-tech-because-it-was-a-thing-they-ve-always-enjoyed-and-now-it-paid-the-bills-too-but-now-they-don-t-enjoy-it-anymoreRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 00:42:05 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 19:48:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:29:10 GMT]]>@q3k if you want a serious answer - electrician, plumber, or hvac apprenticeship

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/runningoff/statuses/116484928324193543https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/runningoff/statuses/116484928324193543Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:29:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:28:40 GMT]]>@yavien @q3k my laser tech said it's only 12-18 months of courses to get qualified as a laser tech; had me tempted... maybe not as permanent as electrolysis but much cheaper for non-essential areas]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.shadowkat.net/objects/22f112db-08cc-478b-8475-e011ec8306c8https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.shadowkat.net/objects/22f112db-08cc-478b-8475-e011ec8306c8Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:28:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:28:06 GMT]]>@q3k I keep thinking carpenter, but there's even less money in that

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/astraluma/statuses/116484688211435813https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/astraluma/statuses/116484688211435813Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:28:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:27:37 GMT]]>@flesh @q3k correct, for sure, of course

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KQB38Z2MX2GAPWS7C1GTATXWhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KQB38Z2MX2GAPWS7C1GTATXWTue, 28 Apr 2026 22:27:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:20:45 GMT]]>@ireneista@adhd.irenes.space @q3k@social.hackerspace.pl Issue is that a need and a profitable venture aren't quite aligned.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alexthesortofok/statuses/116484620010487764https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alexthesortofok/statuses/116484620010487764Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:10:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:56:41 GMT]]>@q3k does that bar need a cocktail mixer? Asking for a friend

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaosfurs.social/users/darkrat/statuses/116484564692108047https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaosfurs.social/users/darkrat/statuses/116484564692108047Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:56:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:47 GMT]]>@q3k The customer I am doing the project for once mistakenly sent me an invitation for advanced forklift training. I've answered them, that I do not have basic training yet, but I'd be glad to get it.

To this day I regret they had not followed with an invitation for the basic training.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/116484395978424651https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/116484395978424651Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:42:03 GMT]]>@domi @q3k job listing for this particular shop said knowledge of german or farsi is required, but i don't know how much that is in the day-to-day

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boopsnoot.de/users/jn/statuses/116484271229132725https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boopsnoot.de/users/jn/statuses/116484271229132725Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:42:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:36:56 GMT]]>@q3k my friend (not from it) has been considering using her savings to invest in an electrolysis machine and course/certificate to provide affordable care for trans ppl, we need more of that rather than ai slop

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/yavien/statuses/116484251089987665https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/yavien/statuses/116484251089987665Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:36:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:32:16 GMT]]>@robot @elly @domi @q3k it's a good community skill, like cooking! i should start too, i have a bunch of stuff that's slowly but surely falling apart

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boopsnoot.de/users/jn/statuses/116484232756289563https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boopsnoot.de/users/jn/statuses/116484232756289563Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:32:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:31:32 GMT]]>@jn@boopsnoot.de @q3k@hackerspace.pl do you think they'd hire me without knowing the language? maybe there's still hope for me in this country

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/968cee3d-ccfa-4b6c-9f87-efc62a7c24ffhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/968cee3d-ccfa-4b6c-9f87-efc62a7c24ffTue, 28 Apr 2026 20:31:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:22 GMT]]>@q3k lmk if you find out I would like to know too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/earthshine/statuses/116484225296266519https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/earthshine/statuses/116484225296266519Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:29:29 GMT]]>@q3k I've been told pig farming is surprisingly rewarding

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/philpem/statuses/116484221785152193https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/philpem/statuses/116484221785152193Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:29:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:29:02 GMT]]>@elly @jn @domi @q3k ooh, i've always wanted to learn how to make clothes

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wetdry.world/users/robot/statuses/116484220017220892https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wetdry.world/users/robot/statuses/116484220017220892Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:29:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:17:31 GMT]]>@riley That's right. But if you run a pub you forget there's such a thing as sleep preferences 🙂 @q3k

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Szescstopni/statuses/116484174745506663https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Szescstopni/statuses/116484174745506663Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:17:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:16:14 GMT]]>The follow up question is whether it is tech in general or just the management decisions of certain companies.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://westergaard.social/objects/f5f78d4f-d3db-47f7-be48-b88e5c34354ehttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://westergaard.social/objects/f5f78d4f-d3db-47f7-be48-b88e5c34354eTue, 28 Apr 2026 20:16:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:11:45 GMT]]>@q3k if you also offer some accomodations you are sure to be visited mostly by former colleagues

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DoomHammerNG/statuses/116484152045134639https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DoomHammerNG/statuses/116484152045134639Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:11:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:09:14 GMT]]>@Szescstopni Not advice, just a reminder that "DSPD" is a thing. People genuinely have different preferred diurnal activity maximums.

@q3k

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/riley/statuses/116484142144268175https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/riley/statuses/116484142144268175Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:07:09 GMT]]>@riley Sometimes it's hard to clean up while the party lasts till the morning. @q3k

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Szescstopni/statuses/116484133988120930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Szescstopni/statuses/116484133988120930Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:07:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:06:03 GMT]]>@whitequark @q3k + 1 for not targeting tech workers as a demographic, interacting with the whole population and/or all neurodivergent people brings way more humanly speaking as an interaction

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/lineplus/statuses/116484129684904183https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/lineplus/statuses/116484129684904183Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:06:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to what's the career path for someone who went into tech because it was a thing they've always enjoyed and now it paid the bills too - but now they don't enjoy it anymore? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:05:25 GMT]]>@Szescstopni Btw, some people can find it easier to clean up after the unruly customers in the evenings rather than mornings.

@q3k

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/riley/statuses/116484127174685823https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/riley/statuses/116484127174685823Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:05:25 GMT