| Hey, OP. I see a lot of good responses, and then sometimes people thanking the responders. (and I agree) But really, I'd like to thank you. Thank you so much for writing this. I feel the same way you do a lot, and I'd bet that there are others too who have these struggles. I too had irrelevant experience and could not get even an entry level job because of the fucked up way our industry works. I've seen my classmates strike it rich at Google, and I see all the programming.reddit.com and HN posts of people's blogs and their wonky projects, and sometimes I feel like I could never do what they do, and I'll never get a job. Right now, I'm about halfway up the curve of something happening for me. I wish I could tell you that it was quick, and I wish that I could tell you what the outcome is going to be for me... Maybe I'll let you know when I get there. But I just wanted to thank you, and I wanted to tell you that there are a lot of people who feel this way too. There are some who never feel this way, and I envy them. The best response I've seen here is to pick a project that you can do in 3 weeks. But I'll go even further: pick one you can do in a day. Then a couple of those. When you've done a few, I'll bet that you are able to easily pick something that's 3 weeks, and get it done in 3 weeks, and feel damn satisfied that you can do something. Good luck, and solidarity. |