I didn't expect pilot to be #1. By brother-in-law and a couple of my friends are commercial pilots and while they like their job overall, it's not for the faint of heart if you have a family at home.
I didn't expect pilot to be #1. By brother-in-law and a couple of my friends are commercial pilots and while they like their job overall, it's not for the faint of heart if you have a family at home.
I don't think it's meant to be taken that seriously-- it's not an academic paper. It's a fun exploration of the jobs that people may be dreaming about, and I think it's silly to expect more from...
I don't think it's meant to be taken that seriously-- it's not an academic paper. It's a fun exploration of the jobs that people may be dreaming about, and I think it's silly to expect more from some random post on a website. I don't think they're even going for "quality journalism." It's a fun exercise and that's all it is.
Feeling ill that so many people are aspiring to be an influencer. Absolutely soulless line of work. I'm wondering if each of these professions can be distilled into primary personality...
Feeling ill that so many people are aspiring to be an influencer. Absolutely soulless line of work. I'm wondering if each of these professions can be distilled into primary personality characteristics being expressed. Like Pilot is "the explorer", writer is "the intellectual" influencer is the new "rich and famous" like being a rock star in previous generations. etc
IMO it's just a VERY unfortunate consequence of internet-for-all combined with human nature. I think we'd have "influencers" 30 years ago if we had the ease of media consumption we do now.
IMO it's just a VERY unfortunate consequence of internet-for-all combined with human nature. I think we'd have "influencers" 30 years ago if we had the ease of media consumption we do now.
We kind of did have influencers though. Instead of instagram, twitter, and TikTok, we had reality tv and gossip magazines. Things were not as instant, but we still knew what brands and styles...
We kind of did have influencers though. Instead of instagram, twitter, and TikTok, we had reality tv and gossip magazines. Things were not as instant, but we still knew what brands and styles various celebrities used. I think the biggest difference now is that there are many niches for more variety of celebrities/influencers.
You'd think so, but none of my nieces and nephews or their friends want to do it. A lot of them have parents who are software engineers and see how boring it can be. Many don't want to work cooped...
You'd think so, but none of my nieces and nephews or their friends want to do it. A lot of them have parents who are software engineers and see how boring it can be. Many don't want to work cooped up in an office/cubicle. It does pay well, has nice perks and decent work conditions, but it can definitely be dry and boring. Most SW engineering jobs are making CRUD applications for corporations as opposed to making games and apps.
I think a lot of people like the "idea" of being a software engineer, until they try doing any software engineering. I constantly get "design documents" from younger relatives about games they...
I think a lot of people like the "idea" of being a software engineer, until they try doing any software engineering. I constantly get "design documents" from younger relatives about games they want to make but once we start getting into the weeds of the execution they tend to lose interest or become frustrated before making significant progress.
I agree, and I since I am a software engineer who also leads our intern and new-grad programs, I see this realization from time to time. It's even more prevalent in the security space, where...
I agree, and I since I am a software engineer who also leads our intern and new-grad programs, I see this realization from time to time. It's even more prevalent in the security space, where people going into those programs dream of doing hacking / pen testing in a dark room with a bank of monitors, when in reality, most of security is boring prevention shit via ensuring that your company's web server SSL ciphers are properly set, doing emergency OS patching, and running scans on code to ensure that some developer didn't introduce a SQL injection vulnerability.
More anecdata: when I was young, I wanted to be a programmer, probably mostly because that's what dad did. My sister (she is 10 now) expresses a similar sentiment. (Amusingly—and depressingly—he...
More anecdata: when I was young, I wanted to be a programmer, probably mostly because that's what dad did. My sister (she is 10 now) expresses a similar sentiment. (Amusingly—and depressingly—he doesn't particularly like his job, but that sort of thing can be difficult to tell when you are small.) We both wanted/want to be other things, too—as one does at that age—but that was/is definitely there.
I didn't expect pilot to be #1. By brother-in-law and a couple of my friends are commercial pilots and while they like their job overall, it's not for the faint of heart if you have a family at home.
I don't think it's meant to be taken that seriously-- it's not an academic paper. It's a fun exploration of the jobs that people may be dreaming about, and I think it's silly to expect more from some random post on a website. I don't think they're even going for "quality journalism." It's a fun exercise and that's all it is.
Feeling ill that so many people are aspiring to be an influencer. Absolutely soulless line of work. I'm wondering if each of these professions can be distilled into primary personality characteristics being expressed. Like Pilot is "the explorer", writer is "the intellectual" influencer is the new "rich and famous" like being a rock star in previous generations. etc
IMO it's just a VERY unfortunate consequence of internet-for-all combined with human nature. I think we'd have "influencers" 30 years ago if we had the ease of media consumption we do now.
We kind of did have influencers though. Instead of instagram, twitter, and TikTok, we had reality tv and gossip magazines. Things were not as instant, but we still knew what brands and styles various celebrities used. I think the biggest difference now is that there are many niches for more variety of celebrities/influencers.
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You'd think so, but none of my nieces and nephews or their friends want to do it. A lot of them have parents who are software engineers and see how boring it can be. Many don't want to work cooped up in an office/cubicle. It does pay well, has nice perks and decent work conditions, but it can definitely be dry and boring. Most SW engineering jobs are making CRUD applications for corporations as opposed to making games and apps.
I think a lot of people like the "idea" of being a software engineer, until they try doing any software engineering. I constantly get "design documents" from younger relatives about games they want to make but once we start getting into the weeds of the execution they tend to lose interest or become frustrated before making significant progress.
I agree, and I since I am a software engineer who also leads our intern and new-grad programs, I see this realization from time to time. It's even more prevalent in the security space, where people going into those programs dream of doing hacking / pen testing in a dark room with a bank of monitors, when in reality, most of security is boring prevention shit via ensuring that your company's web server SSL ciphers are properly set, doing emergency OS patching, and running scans on code to ensure that some developer didn't introduce a SQL injection vulnerability.
Taking away admin rights on laptops and forcing people to install Crowdstrike vs frantically typing in a dark room and yelling "I'm in!".
More anecdata: when I was young, I wanted to be a programmer, probably mostly because that's what dad did. My sister (she is 10 now) expresses a similar sentiment. (Amusingly—and depressingly—he doesn't particularly like his job, but that sort of thing can be difficult to tell when you are small.) We both wanted/want to be other things, too—as one does at that age—but that was/is definitely there.
I believe "Data Scientist" is the new gold term.