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People who are 30+, what career moves do you regret in your 20s and/or what choices are you happy you made? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/cs_career_questions

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Wish somebody had pushed me more into practical things instead of letting me think that being "book smart" was all I was going to need.

That led me into thinking that I NEEDED to go to college, which meant that my poor self did stupid shit to get the money to go to college. Only after spending 8 years to get money and try college (after spending all the money) did I realize that I should have gone into some tech/vocational training thing. (Mechanicing, HVAC, plumbing, etc.)