Can I live better if I'm not a programmer?
I believe that Chinese-style programmers often have such questions about themselves.
First of all, we who are engaged in the IT industry should have a good understanding of the current status quo. Programmer, in China, is actually a blatant derogatory term. It is usually called "IT migrant worker", "IT diaosi" and so on. There are also countless people who state it as "more money is too stupid to die early". The perks of marrying a programmer. This really saddens us.
In everyone's traditional thinking, a programmer is such an image: an otaku with glasses, a spiritless face, and a sloppy appearance. Some people even add the word "wretched". In fact, I don't know how such an image spread, but in everyone's eyes, this is already a deeply ingrained thinking.
Programmers basically live a "seemingly" nine-to-six life. In fact, they work a lot of overtime. At least my classmates and friends often get off work at ten o'clock every night, and some are forced to work overtime all day on weekends. For programmers, the most likely physical health problems are the cervical spine, lumbar spine, etc., which are all problems of prolonged sitting.
Of course, these are not the point. The point is that many people in the IT industry have deep concerns about the future. Because many people say that programmers eat youth food, and face fierce competition or even elimination after the age of 30.
At the same time, it is often reported on the Internet that a certain programmer changed his career to sell fruit, made a lot of money, married Bai Fumei, and took off his glasses. There are countless such reports. As a result, the majority of programmers will think in their hearts: It is better to do a business than to engage in IT, and it is hard to earn a few dollars in IT.
Then, programmers have this idea in their minds:
1. It is definitely better not to be a programmer than to live now;
2. It is definitely better to do a business casually than to go to work;
3. But do not know what business to do;
4. Do not know how to do business.
So I was so entangled, often discussing how profitable other industries are, how miserable IT is, and then still working, but my heart is very longing.
However, whether it would be better to change careers is actually open to question.
Online reports are always just an example. The vast majority of programmers are still working honestly. There is a lot of knowledge that we lack when it comes to changing careers. Moreover, when you want to change careers when you are young, you have no funds (shop rent, decoration, purchases, etc. are all start-up funds), when you want to change careers after working for many years, most of you are ready to buy a house and get married. , or even married and have children, you will no longer have the courage to quit your job and change careers, because you shoulder the responsibility of the family.
In fact, you don't need to worry too much at all. Programmers eventually have to develop towards project management. When they are older, their advantage lies in experience. At that time, what we needed was only to provide solutions to problems through experience, instead of writing code by ourselves. For programmers, the workload is often unbearable.
Moreover, from another aspect, the development of China's IT industry is really only ten years old. So, don't ask why the company is dominated by young people. Because even if you started working in IT ten years ago after graduating from college, you will be 40 years old at most. At that time, the IT practitioners were far smaller than they are now.
Therefore, I think that changing careers does not apply to most IT practitioners. What we need is to enhance communication skills, management skills, and enter the project management work in a down-to-earth manner. You can also develop APPs in your spare time, operate website forums, etc. to earn extra income. It's even possible to focus on blogging, and writing a book when experienced is fine.
Of course, occasionally go out for a walk, travel, etc. to relax yourself, add some other hobbies, and make yourself welcome work with a happy mood instead of complaining all day long.
We, better not be a pure programmer.
The author of this article: CSDN blogger-ml3947