• 1984@lemmy.today
    33·
    6 hours ago

    Im 50 soon.

    I mean sure, I no longer have excitement for IT. Ive seen so many trends and ive seen us just spinning the wheels. We dont actually get anywhere. Things get more complex and it solves some problems and creates others.

    When I was younger, I actually got excited about stuff in IT. So that has changed. But still, its possible to work and just have a ordinary job doing ordinary stuff. Dont need to get hired at Google. :)

    • red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      7·
      4 hours ago

      Exactly the same for me. I already had leading roles in my last few jobs, but this year I switched to a job without any coding. I am just burnt out. I have seen too many languages, paradigms and frameworks over the years. I still write code and pick up new languages. But only for me. I can’t handle dealing with code every day anymore. I am working at a co-op now, so there’s no insane drive to make billionaires happy. And I really hope I can stay there until retirement.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
    716·
    8 hours ago

    So, you’re a manual labourer with no qualifications or skills, and you’re starting to feel the effects of that?

    Most people are qualified and starting to earn decent money by their thirties.

    • nesc@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      141·
      6 hours ago

      Manual labour requires a lot of skill and by 30+ you need to acquire it or you’ll destroy your body. There are jobs that require only a few hours of learning but they rarely are intensive, just extremely boring.

      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
        36·
        6 hours ago

        There are definitely manual labour jobs that require little to no skill, a lot of site labourer work is like that. Carrying wallboard, emptying bins, just generally carrying shit around.

        • nesc@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          91·
          5 hours ago

          Don’t know where do you live, but around here there is no construction jobs that only require you only to carry shit around. Also you need to learn a lot to carry shit around correctly unless you have spare back.

          • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
            5·
            4 hours ago

            In Quebec they’re called “journaliers” and being assigned to the Mason as a “journalier” sucks big time.

            It’s the entry level position in construction for people who didn’t get a professional degree in a specific trade.

          • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
            46·
            5 hours ago

            Glad to be enlightened, clearly this doesn’t happen, since you haven’t experienced it.

            Big construction sites where I live definitely have such people, and it’s a horrible job.