in a class on using AI for data analysis and i genuinely don't want to work in information technology anymore.
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@violetmadder
Does he need a webhost or something?
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i couldn't take it any more. i quit tech six months ago and now i drive a city bus. best decision ever. i've never been happier or healthier.
@saltywizard @peter I'm seriously thinking about doing exactly this too.
How difficult was the bus driver training?
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in a class on using AI for data analysis and i genuinely don't want to work in information technology anymore. none of this shit works and everyone is required to use it anyway. it sounds like hell. i would literally rather flip burgers or whatever.
@peter Ugh. I've been in web dev for 20 years. Just got laid off. Can't get a job. Because no one wants people to do that work on their own anymore, not without AI. Was looking into data analysis training for a career "change," but yeah, AI is effing that up too. All I can say is, the more you know/learn, the easier things will be for you in the long run. Sadly, it's looking more like a marathon than a 5K fun run. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you well and happiness.
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@saltywizard @peter I'm seriously thinking about doing exactly this too.
How difficult was the bus driver training?
i found it to be very easy. the testing process for the cdl was very similar to the process for many of the qualifications i achieved in the navy, so it was 'familiar' to me. the others in my class struggled a touch more, not having had that experience, but in the end, everyone passed. i imagine it really comes down to the quality of your instructors.
despite having 'driven' large ships at sea, driving the bus for the first time was a bit intimidating. you take up the entire lane, there is very little wiggle room. but, after a month of practice, i feel quite confident behind the wheel.
it's a great job. i expect i'll enjoy doing it for a good while. someday, i'd like to try driving the lightrail.
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@coreysnipes I'm trying to get into the industry and now about to give up. my kid is 16 and wants to study computer engineering, I hope his timing is right.
@peter Maybe they could pivot to hardware/electrical eng? More pragmatic skills seem like a much better bet these days. Even if society goes down in flames we'll need people who can salvage a circuit board.
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just fucking dark. everything is so dark right now.
@peter i know it’s not worth much, but if you put up an interesting data analysis, I want to see it. And I want to hear how you thought about it and went about it.
There is so much data can tell us about our world and I still want to hear about it.
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i found it to be very easy. the testing process for the cdl was very similar to the process for many of the qualifications i achieved in the navy, so it was 'familiar' to me. the others in my class struggled a touch more, not having had that experience, but in the end, everyone passed. i imagine it really comes down to the quality of your instructors.
despite having 'driven' large ships at sea, driving the bus for the first time was a bit intimidating. you take up the entire lane, there is very little wiggle room. but, after a month of practice, i feel quite confident behind the wheel.
it's a great job. i expect i'll enjoy doing it for a good while. someday, i'd like to try driving the lightrail.
@saltywizard @peter Thanks. That's good to hear.
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in a class on using AI for data analysis and i genuinely don't want to work in information technology anymore. none of this shit works and everyone is required to use it anyway. it sounds like hell. i would literally rather flip burgers or whatever.
@peter The people who play with that fire will get burnt, and burn victims pay a premium to never get burned again.
Edit: burn burnt burned
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in a class on using AI for data analysis and i genuinely don't want to work in information technology anymore. none of this shit works and everyone is required to use it anyway. it sounds like hell. i would literally rather flip burgers or whatever.
@peter I retired from IT 8 years ago and I’m SO glad I did. Even then there was a push to treat software engineers as factory workers and not engineers. The current situation is far worse.
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feels like the worst time to be alive if you are the kind of person who is passionate about learning to do things the right way.
@peter sounds like you work at an MSP
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