I'm afraid that I might have fallen for the data science/ programming meme.
I'm currently 20 years old. I started uni as soon as I left highschool, at 18, but I just did the first year of chemistry. I heard that getting a job through a degree on chemistry was quite hard, specially in my country, and so I went for the "trendy" career which is data science, machine learning, etc.
First semester was quite alright because most subjects revolved around maths, which are my specialty, and because basic programming wasn't too tough. However, the deeper I get into this, the more I see how soul-crushing this is. Does anyone here have any experience or advice in regards to these careers? I've been thinking about swapping to finances/ pure maths maybe, after all I'm not passionate about any option, I just want a steady job that pays well enough and that is math related to a certain point. And no, I don't think /g/ would be the appropriate place to make this thread on.
I apologize for the blogpost.
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I'm currently 20 years old. I started uni as soon as I left highschool, at 18, but I just did the first year of chemistry. I heard that getting a job through a degree on chemistry was quite hard, specially in my country, and so I went for the "trendy" career which is data science, machine learning, etc.
First semester was quite alright because most subjects revolved around maths, which are my specialty, and because basic programming wasn't too tough. However, the deeper I get into this, the more I see how soul-crushing this is. Does anyone here have any experience or advice in regards to these careers? I've been thinking about swapping to finances/ pure maths maybe, after all I'm not passionate about any option, I just want a steady job that pays well enough and that is math related to a certain point. And no, I don't think /g/ would be the appropriate place to make this thread on.
I apologize for the blogpost.
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