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What would you do in my situat(...) 06/12/26(Fri)05:41:18 No.34617380

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What would you do in my situation? Anonymous 06/12/26(Fri)05:41:18 No.34617380

>25
>Fat
>Living with parents because I can't afford to move out
>Want to pursue a degree in CS for the next 3-4 years but have zero coding skills (let alone projects) especially in this dogshit market where high-school students graduate with projects and skills ready to apply for internships
>Currently working part-time minimum wage at a grocery store
>Never had a gf
>All I see is an uncertain or bleak future ahead

Am I hopelessly fucked already? My dream has been to one day get a successful career as a SWE and work at a game company but I've wasted so much time and be so horribly behind that it'll probably take me a decade for me to catch up and by then I might face age discrimination when looking for jobs. And the tech job market feels just as bleak and uncertain after 3-4 years of constant layoffs, that even those who did everything right are struggling to find and keep jobs. I feel like I'm wasted potential, that 10 years ago I could've done things to prepare me for the real world and even right now I still feel like that I'm not ready for. And getting a gf, a nice place to live, lmao, even if I went to the gym and made myself fit and attractive, I still would be horribly broke to afford my own place and privacy.

What should I do? And don't suggest trades or military because I refuse to do those jobs that can literally kill people, like doing literal back breaking work or dying/killing for Israel. I really want to do CS but considering the shit job market with its uncertain future, I may not have a choice but be forced to pivot into something like electrical engineering that hopefully won't be oversaturated and faced with a shit job market as well.