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gamer@lemm.ee 4 days agoI used to be a programmer and now I fix cars professionally
How does that happen, if you don’t mind me asking?
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gamer@lemm.ee 4 days agoI used to be a programmer and now I fix cars professionally
How does that happen, if you don’t mind me asking?
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Lost my job around 2017 and it was real difficult to get a new one in the tech sector without a college degree. I lucked in to the one originally through professional connections. No such luck the next time after I got downsized.
So I ended up working at my local auto parts store to make ends meet in the meantime, and figured out that I actually really like fixing cars. It exercises the same sort of problem solving capacity but the problems you solve are usually a little less arcane. Made a few new connections including a guy who worked at an actual garage, got offered a position at that garage if I wanted it, and the rest is history.
I still dabble in programming as a hobby, but I enjoy working with my hands and the feeling of fixing a physical object is more fulfilling to me than fixing software. So here I stay (for now).
Plesiohedron@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
Carpenter coder here. I like saving my code powers for my own beloved projects.