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BowTiedFox's avatar

Thank you for the kind words, glad the person at Google didn’t get offended! 😂

I will still argue that tech is a better career than finance or sales if you can handle being behind a computer most of the day. Even if you’re dumb as rocks, if you can form the right questions to put into google, you can get a decent career, then work to minimize your working hours by going remote.

Specifically, the web development route is like putting legos together. Web development has immediate feedback, so you can see exactly what you’ve created after you write the code. This makes it easier to learn than FAANG algorithms or memorizing finance textbooks. Plus, the compensation is high even if you're bad–even the lowest ranking employees can get equity!

Once you get good, you can pivot to FAANG, get a second job (because the skills are the same), outsource, build SaaS, and so on. Your skills will always be in-demand in any industry, and your experience will be valued even if you work at a low-ranking company.

In conclusion, do tech!

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Vici's avatar

Pets are great and you are spot on with picking a temperament that will complement your personality. I'm an active person 1-2 / hr walking, exercising, working out each day with a 2 yr old Labradoodle.

Personality of a Lab and intelligence of a Poodle... plus no shedding. Needs about 60 mins of exercise and fetch a day, which is a perfect way to start the morning and end the day. Bonus - great hunting companion as well.

Can hike for 5+ hours if needed, and very friendly with kids (great for future family).

The only caveat I have for anyone considering getting a dog is to make sure you can devote enough time in the first 6 months to make sure potty training, basic commands, and etiquette with humans and other dogs is properly ingrained. Have WFH set-up right now which made that possible for me.

Problem is that most people end up getting a dog and then leaving it home alone in a crate for 10 hours straight, and then wonder why it has behavioral problems.

Get first 6 months right and you will have a great companion. Get them wrong and you will be fighting against bad habits the rest of its life.

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