Which, if you extrapolate that to humanity’s understanding of the universe, is the cornerstone of science. We know a lot, but we know a lot less than there is to know.
What degree did you end up pivoting to? I’m curious because I was a physicist who got into algorithm development.
I didnt really pivot to anything, I was very unsure what I wanted to do at that point, and being quite bad at learning virtually, which of course most everything had temporarily pivoted to at that time, I took an opportunity to move in with a family member in a different state that I liked better. Ive not gone back to school since as Ive been worried about spending a lot of time and effort and money on something that I cant see through to completion again or wont like using. Ive ended up working a low volume manufacturing type job at a company that makes measuring equipment (microscopes and spectroscopy devices and such like that), which Ive found tolerable enough as the work has some amount of variation, isn’t too physically or socially demanding, and at least has some scientific relevance (it doesn’t involve doing any science, but scientists cant do their work without the right equipment, so making some of that equipment still feels helpful in some small way). Ive thought about going back at some point if I can come up with something Im sure I’ll prefer doing, but so far have not and have no immediate plans.
I went back to college in 2021 hoping to ride the recession recovery up with a new degree, got a 2 year Networking degree and I caught the tail end of the Great Resignation and snagged a pretty good job immediately after graduation.
I highly recommend going back whenever you feel up for it. Going into it when your even just a few years older means you can better appreciate the opportunities available to you, plus it’s a chance to do things you might not otherwise have done. For example, I stumbled into joining student government, and that was a blast traveling all over to visit other colleges for legislative meetings on the college’s dime. I made several friends and generally came out a better person
You could even do the crazy thing I did which is going back even though you really should wait, because my wife was pregnant! I started a semester the day after we returned from the hospital after my youngest child’s birth. I’m…not doing that again haha
Which, if you extrapolate that to humanity’s understanding of the universe, is the cornerstone of science. We know a lot, but we know a lot less than there is to know.
What degree did you end up pivoting to? I’m curious because I was a physicist who got into algorithm development.
I didnt really pivot to anything, I was very unsure what I wanted to do at that point, and being quite bad at learning virtually, which of course most everything had temporarily pivoted to at that time, I took an opportunity to move in with a family member in a different state that I liked better. Ive not gone back to school since as Ive been worried about spending a lot of time and effort and money on something that I cant see through to completion again or wont like using. Ive ended up working a low volume manufacturing type job at a company that makes measuring equipment (microscopes and spectroscopy devices and such like that), which Ive found tolerable enough as the work has some amount of variation, isn’t too physically or socially demanding, and at least has some scientific relevance (it doesn’t involve doing any science, but scientists cant do their work without the right equipment, so making some of that equipment still feels helpful in some small way). Ive thought about going back at some point if I can come up with something Im sure I’ll prefer doing, but so far have not and have no immediate plans.
I went back to college in 2021 hoping to ride the recession recovery up with a new degree, got a 2 year Networking degree and I caught the tail end of the Great Resignation and snagged a pretty good job immediately after graduation.
I highly recommend going back whenever you feel up for it. Going into it when your even just a few years older means you can better appreciate the opportunities available to you, plus it’s a chance to do things you might not otherwise have done. For example, I stumbled into joining student government, and that was a blast traveling all over to visit other colleges for legislative meetings on the college’s dime. I made several friends and generally came out a better person
You could even do the crazy thing I did which is going back even though you really should wait, because my wife was pregnant! I started a semester the day after we returned from the hospital after my youngest child’s birth. I’m…not doing that again haha
Yep. All models are wrong, some are useful.