So I'm at a career crossroads. Bachelor's is in MIS,

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2016-08-23 00:57:02 Post No. 56218297
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Anonymous 2016-08-23 00:57:02 Post No. 56218297 [Report]

So I'm at a career crossroads.

Bachelor's is in MIS, handful of entry level certs(A+/CCNA/MCP/2 MTA's). 5 years technician and 2 years admin experience.

I've always wanted to get into programming, but it's always seemed intimidating and I've never been drawn to a particular language.

Roughly how much time would I have to spend doing self-study and building a portfolio as a programmer before I start matching or exceeding a $50k salary in the midwest US? Or would it be better to just focus on becoming more specialized in the IT side of things?

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:09:58 Post No.56218425
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Add "Engineer" to your current job title and demand a 50% raise

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:12:39 Post No.56218457
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>>56218425
Lol. Currently in a unionized state gig. Title/salary is non-neg.

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:17:27 Post No.56218514
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>>56218457
you have a STEM degree, 5 years experience and you are dealing with union bullshit while making UNDER $50k?

Did you piss in God's cheerios or something? Or do you just make poor life choices (like asking life advice 4chan)?

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:18:49 Post No.56218534
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>>56218425
>Iron Yard

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:24:20 Post No.56218605
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Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:24:20 Post No.56218605 [Report]

I should start my own coding boot camp. I'm a better programmer than most of the people who run them and I bet I can scam just as well as them.

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:25:21 Post No.56218621
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>>56218514
I should invest in Eastern Poland.

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:28:57 Post No.56218681
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Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:28:57 Post No.56218681 [Report]

>>56218514
Again, rural midwest here. 200+ miles to the nearest metro area. Tech jobs are hard to come by.

Although I did make a pretty shitty life choice staying here as long as I have. Put my life on hold waiting for my GF of four years to finish her master's before we moved. One semester until she graduated , then she was diagnosed with a plethora of mental issues and got hooked on drugs out of nowhere. Fairly recent occurrence and she's not in my life anymore. FML.

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:34:48 Post No.56218769
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>>56218681

if you have a hard on for those kind of places, at least choose somewhere comfy like missoula, montana

Anonymous 2016-08-23 01:40:55 Post No.56218841
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>>56218769
Leland says we're going there.

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