>starting my first SWE job at 38 years of age38 is fine right? It is still young.
>>109569826Just in time to get replaced by the very thing in the image you posted.
>>109569826you don't look like that
>>109569826There's 35 yo uncs working as junior developers in my company. I personally mentor a guy who's 28 and just starting out and babysitting for him to solve his problems is tiresome. Most of them are retards who fell for the learn 2 code meme and just got in it seeing the field as a get rich quick scheme.
>>109569826>lust provoking image
are you me?literally started my first real SWE job early this year with 38actually working out pretty well, it's amazing how quickly you get used to full time job from neetdomand it's a small comfy company where half the people are semi retired people over 60 without any office politics games that my autistic ass wouldn't be able to handle
>>109569826we're in a similar boat unc im gonna start my SWE degree at 28 years old
>>109569826Just post about nigger intersectionality rape 24/7 in the company slack and you'll break 500k in no time
>>109569826>starting>at 38 years>first SWE jobHow did anyone even hire you?
>>109570168Bro how old are you, people change careers all the time
>>109570182SWE is notoriously an ageist field.
>>109570008you DO NOT look like that
>>10956982638 was the regular end of life of your 19th century worker.
>>109570186It's my sister(wife), I look like the guy in front of her(pic related).
>>109570168>>109570185Some companies hire them because they want loyal work monkeys and they know no one else would hire them and they've low chance of leaving.
>>109570197wtf where did you get this picture of literally (Me)
>>109570168>>109570185>>109570202Just give the manager a firm handshake and talk about how much you hate your ex-wife and like grilling on the weekends.
>38 this is the age of weebpedos on this board ok i get now it's all starting to make sense
how do you find the motivation to do anything new at that age? im turning 30 and im in survival mode and just want to anhero.
>>109569826>imageEliv my beloved>starting my first SWE job at 38 years of ageYou can still teach an old dog new tricks. What you bring onto the table is more paitence and life experience compared to new grads that have an attention span of a goldfish
>>109570804>website created by millennials for millennials has millennialswew lad
unironically you're ok, just try to keep it and doesn't really matter if you knopw what you're doing or not, the economy is fake anyways
>>109569826Just be willing to learn.
>>109571840at that age you have acquired too many vices to be an effective worker imo
>>109572725underage nigger I've dropped more vices than you've ever even thought about picking up
I'm 38 and hope I can retire after this job.
>>109569826OP you're fucked. AI can literally solve any math problem now. You'll lose your job by the end of this year.
>>109572916Sure unc
If you can get an entry level SWE job at 38, it gives me hope as a 34 year old trying to get a SWE job with a PhD.
>>109574903he's lying. its over if your age doesn't start with 1, you won't even be looked at
>>109569826Based pedophile weeb
>>109574903Doubt it. AI can replace you.
>>109569826My dad became an embedded dev at 40, if he managed to do it so can you
>>109569826stop wasting time and energy worrying about things you can't change and just do whatever you want to do. hope this helps
>>109569826Neuro makes my software turn hardware
>>109569826how tf do I bring myself to sit down and learn? I have ultra ADHD and won't pay attention for more than five minutes. I'm a fairly likeable guy, just unskilled
I started at 32 in 2020 when the pandemic hit, no college education
I know a janitor who started in his early 50s. He got the job from talking to people at the coworking space where he had originally worked at.
>>109569826When are they putting her AI in a sex robot?