TL;DR: Maybe post your situation and we’ll try to reply with something useful?
It would be more like getting custom advice from 80k rather than reading their generic career guide that might maybe not fit you (I’m not saying it’s bad, I’m just saying custom advice would probably be better).
Also, as a community, I think it would be better to make sure we can give useful advice to some concrete people before we try to generalize into a written career guide that might miss important considerations or details
I wrote some context in this reply and in a few others, but in general:
I’m a User Experience Designer
42 this year
Fully mobile, able to relocate anywhere in the world
I made some very bad decisions in the past in regards to my career, because I never had the smallest support or anyone as a mentor. Took a flat mortgage. Struggle to survive 2008 depression in Poland—companies were either fireing or bankrupting and I end up working for 6 months for free until I was let go. Got into money problems with a mortgage and spiking inflation. Migrated to the Czech Republic. Followed the money to get rid of financial dependencies and never be unemployed or hungry again. Paid off the mortgage, get rid of the flat, joined EA, started to rethink my career. Started to build up savings that I’m learning to invest and multiply. Signed up for GWWC pledge.
Because I followed the money mainly, I end up in companies that do not understand the value of design, and applying for the ones that do is really hard. I invest in my growth privately, I have some plan, ideas, and goals, but I never know if I’m betting on the right card to get me where I want to be.
In terms of EA, unless something really dramatic will happen to push me off, I plan to donate the majority of my life savings. I’m ok with ETG/ETS by now, it actually gives me the freedom to choose a career path unrelated to EA but corresponding with my interests.
I do, but it’s too embarrassing to write it in public ;). I have a few that would make me happy too, less embarrassing because a bit more realistic. ;D. I’m a movie maniac, wouldn’t mind at all working on streaming services or educational entertainment, or on so-called FUI’s. I have a wicked fixation on learning new circumstances of HMI: infotainments are currently on my radar. AR/VR anything! Cyber security, web3, democratizing access to services, and privacy-owning tools—sign me up.
I still want to follow the money, for the actual relevant reasons like ETG, but I make choices now based on totally different criteria, ones that make me better at what I do.
The magic pill question is a challenge! Already deleted a few answers. Need to do value assessment here. :D
My DM is open to you if you choose to use it, but no pressure
2)
Cool domains!
Do you have preferences on what would be your profession (or in other words, what kinds of tasks you’d like to do) ?
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but I make choices now based on totally different criteria, ones that make me better at what I do
Meaning professions you already know, yes?
4)
The magic pill question is a challenge!
It’s there for you if it sounds like a fun challenge :)
I’m also asking it to elicit more information about your desires (which you know and I don’t). From that aspect, it would also help me if you’d give partially-wrong answers. For example, for myself, I might enjoy being a doctor because I’d be close to the people that I help but I don’t handle blood so well and I don’t want to work 26+ hours’ shifts (as they do where I live). That kind of answer, now that I told it to you, teaches you something about me
I’m so sorry for this delay, but this week was ultra mad, and your questions demand more brainpower than I have left after those few days. :3 I’ll make sure to answer this weekend, asap.
TL;DR: Maybe post your situation and we’ll try to reply with something useful?
It would be more like getting custom advice from 80k rather than reading their generic career guide that might maybe not fit you (I’m not saying it’s bad, I’m just saying custom advice would probably be better).
Also, as a community, I think it would be better to make sure we can give useful advice to some concrete people before we try to generalize into a written career guide that might miss important considerations or details
I wrote some context in this reply and in a few others, but in general:
I’m a User Experience Designer
42 this year
Fully mobile, able to relocate anywhere in the world
I made some very bad decisions in the past in regards to my career, because I never had the smallest support or anyone as a mentor. Took a flat mortgage. Struggle to survive 2008 depression in Poland—companies were either fireing or bankrupting and I end up working for 6 months for free until I was let go. Got into money problems with a mortgage and spiking inflation. Migrated to the Czech Republic. Followed the money to get rid of financial dependencies and never be unemployed or hungry again. Paid off the mortgage, get rid of the flat, joined EA, started to rethink my career. Started to build up savings that I’m learning to invest and multiply. Signed up for GWWC pledge.
Because I followed the money mainly, I end up in companies that do not understand the value of design, and applying for the ones that do is really hard. I invest in my growth privately, I have some plan, ideas, and goals, but I never know if I’m betting on the right card to get me where I want to be.
In terms of EA, unless something really dramatic will happen to push me off, I plan to donate the majority of my life savings. I’m ok with ETG/ETS by now, it actually gives me the freedom to choose a career path unrelated to EA but corresponding with my interests.
That’s my life in a pill!
OMG this sounds so annoying.
I would be very happy to see you get out of this if I can
May I ask, do you have something like a “dream job” that you’d transition to if you could?
If I could give you a pill that would teach you any profession and you’d be good at it, what comes to mind?
I do, but it’s too embarrassing to write it in public ;). I have a few that would make me happy too, less embarrassing because a bit more realistic. ;D. I’m a movie maniac, wouldn’t mind at all working on streaming services or educational entertainment, or on so-called FUI’s. I have a wicked fixation on learning new circumstances of HMI: infotainments are currently on my radar. AR/VR anything! Cyber security, web3, democratizing access to services, and privacy-owning tools—sign me up.
I still want to follow the money, for the actual relevant reasons like ETG, but I make choices now based on totally different criteria, ones that make me better at what I do.
The magic pill question is a challenge! Already deleted a few answers. Need to do value assessment here. :D
:)
1)
My DM is open to you if you choose to use it, but no pressure
2)
Cool domains!
Do you have preferences on what would be your profession (or in other words, what kinds of tasks you’d like to do) ?
3)
Meaning professions you already know, yes?
4)
It’s there for you if it sounds like a fun challenge :)
I’m also asking it to elicit more information about your desires (which you know and I don’t). From that aspect, it would also help me if you’d give partially-wrong answers. For example, for myself, I might enjoy being a doctor because I’d be close to the people that I help but I don’t handle blood so well and I don’t want to work 26+ hours’ shifts (as they do where I live). That kind of answer, now that I told it to you, teaches you something about me
I’m so sorry for this delay, but this week was ultra mad, and your questions demand more brainpower than I have left after those few days. :3 I’ll make sure to answer this weekend, asap.