I'm gonna try to actually fix my life as a 26 year old man living in a closet at home. What are the most important things you would recommend?

[TheLightOfMyLife]

Yeah if you’re gonna take college seriously, STEM is the way to go especially if you want long-term stability and good pay. CS and finance are competitive but they still have a high ROI if you play it smart networking, projects, internships, etc and you could consider data analytics, cybersecuritycloud computing since they’re in demand but not as flooded as general CS but it is not going to be easy as at your age most people already have multiple years of experience under their belt bu

If tech certs aren’t helping in your area, you’re right to focus on watching the job market first No point grinding for A+/Net+ if no one’s hiring for them A trade could be a solid fallback imo it pays well, gives you financial security and you can always pivot later.

Working extra hours is a good short-term move for cash but yeah, balance is key If you already have some free time, might as well use it productively, whether that’s job hunting, learning a skill, or working extra hours.

I looked into data science/analytics. My programming skills are not super up to par, but I enjoy math stuff and would independently do that stuff on my own. I had been thinking that I could focus on learning more analysis, stats/probability, and really trying to grind my programming skills/work on projects. If I decided to take that path, do you have any specific advice on what I should focus on in my own time? That's your field, right? Anyways, I'll do more research on all three majors I guess and try to reach a definitive choice.

I'll try to come up with a plan for my days going forward, as well as try to set some deadlines/daily minimums for things i need to do. Try and see what time I could afford to spare for extra hours and whatnot without driving myself insane/fucking up the rest of my schedule.

If i were to go for a trade, plumbing sounds like it could be a good one. I think there are a lot of jobs for that in my area and it seems a lot less straining on the body than some other trades I've looked it/would allow me to settle down somewhere as opposed to trucking.

I really appreciate you taking the time to give me advice btw.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

I looked into data science/analytics. My programming skills are not super up to par, but I enjoy math stuff and would independently do that stuff on my own. I had been thinking that I could focus on learning more analysis, stats/probability, and really trying to grind my programming skills/work on projects. If I decided to take that path, do you have any specific advice on what I should focus on in my own time? That's your field, right? Anyways, I'll do more research on all three majors I guess and try to reach a definitive choice.

Since you enjoy math and problem-solving, data science/analytics could be a good fit actually but yeah, you'd need to level up your programming. I am a cloud architect but one of my friend's has a specialization in data science so I can tell you what he did. Start by learning Python, then a SQL data base and Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib. Then learn regression algorithms, Naive-Bayes all that stuff, and practice it by building projects getting data from Kaggle database. Like a weather predicting system etc. IBM Data Science Cert and Google Data Analytics are the industry standard. You can find plenty of more detailed advice on reddit and online from people with way more experience that me in this field.

I'll try to come up with a plan for my days going forward, as well as try to set some deadlines/daily minimums for things i need to do. Try and see what time I could afford to spare for extra hours and whatnot without driving myself insane/fucking up the rest of my schedule.

If i were to go for a trade, plumbing sounds like it could be a good one. I think there are a lot of jobs for that in my area and it seems a lot less straining on the body than some other trades I've looked it/would allow me to settle down somewhere as opposed to trucking.

I really appreciate you taking the time to give me advice btw.

The main thing is to check local apprenticeship requirements. Plumbing is a great choice if your area has high demand. It's a stable with less physical wear and tear compared to trucking, roofing, or electrical work.

 

[Whatever]

You live in Houston? I would look for something in the oil industry there, like an entry level job at a refinery. Or at a lumber mill if there’s any around there which I’m pretty sure there is.

They’ll probably hire you and you’ll make way more than at a gas station, easily enough to make a living, just be ready to work hard.

You could also call local unions and ask if they have any apprenticeships or anything entry level.

 

[TheLightOfMyLife]

Since you enjoy math and problem-solving, data science/analytics could be a good fit actually but yeah, you'd need to level up your programming. I am a cloud architect but one of my friend's has a specialization in data science so I can tell you what he did. Start by learning Python, then a SQL data base and Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib. Then learn regression algorithms, Naive-Bayes all that stuff, and practice it by building projects getting data from Kaggle database. Like a weather predicting system etc. IBM Data Science Cert and Google Data Analytics are the industry standard. You can find plenty of more detailed advice on reddit and online from people with way more experience that me in this field.

The main thing is to check local apprenticeship requirements. Plumbing is a great choice if your area has high demand. It's a stable with less physical wear and tear compared to trucking, roofing, or electrical work.

I'll try that, thank you. I mainly just have a little experience with java, but I've learned some of the very basics in python, enough to do some very small test projects anyways. I reckon I should just set aside some time each day to focus on programming and look for more info on reddit as you suggested. If I stay at the gas station I could probably do some learning at work so long as my dickhead boss isn't there. I have a few hoarded pdfs of books on data science with python so perhaps I'll just spend some time reading through one as well when I have some time.

 

[TheLightOfMyLife]

You live in Houston? I would look for something in the oil industry there, like an entry level job at a refinery. Or at a lumber mill if there’s any around there which I’m pretty sure there is.

They’ll probably hire you and you’ll make way more than at a gas station, easily enough to make a living, just be ready to work hard.

You could also call local unions and ask if they have any apprenticeships or anything entry level.

yes H town.
Oil refineries would probably be close since I'm on the southwest side. I had thought about that as well since they have a lot of that near me. I sent out some applications for a few last summer but didn't hear anything back. I can imagine there is a lot more lumber stuff on the north side but I'll look around and see if there are any hiring near me. Thank you

 

[NoaA99]

Whatever, man. Just saying-guys here will probably tell you it’s over and that you should already be rich and married with a family by 26. They don’t seem to get that 26 is still prime age when it comes to looks, and most men don’t have much money, a wife or kids at that age. You’ve literally just finished fully developing, so relax.

 

[lestoa]

The worst idea
How to be trapped in a capitalist cyle

Thats why you will be always a subhuman incel whos going to rot in offtopic forever

 

[optimisticzoomer]

Thats why you will be always a subhuman incel whos going to rot in offtopic forever

Awks
I'm not a big enough slave to care enough about others opinions to get surgery and wageslave harder

 

[SwissArms]

>thinking you have time

 

[lestoa]

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