| I am looking for a new career opportunity, and a rather specific one. I already have the job that most young programmers want, with a ridiculous salary and benefits package. I want something challenging that could change the world. I have had major cancer twice and survived; I simply can't find it in me to glue together mockups for a random cubelet of the Borg. I have 15 years of experience doing many diverse things in the software world. I want to cure cancer. I want to use creative, out-of-the-box ways to solve the world's biggest problems. I've been told my entire life that I have a unique ability to solve problems that others can't, but I almost never get to use that ability. I don't know how many years I even have left to live (probably more than 10 :)). I need somebody to take a risk on me, and throw brutally hard problems at me, and see if we can't just make a difference. Please, if you know of such an opportunity, know of somebody who does, or know me enough that you're willing to create one for us, respond to this post. |
Anyway I recommend two ways to go. First, list 50 companies and/or research areas in the world who you think does really world changing stuff.
Second, don't measure yourself just by the work you produce. You want challenges, then maybe try an extremely healthy lifestyle or extreme self discipline.
Third, you said you want to cure cancer. Well, if that's the case then fully understand what your role could be in that as a sw engineer. Then go for it and forget any other world changing ideas.