I've turned 27, roughly 3yoe earning 50k which is low but I'm upskilling. Currently due to layoffs, AI news and just a very unhealthy state of IT things are getting very depressing and I personally feel like I've already lost or missed in life. People are planning to get married around me everything is so sudden.
People of grapevine, what advice would you want to give people like me who feel lost. Any general advice such as financial planning, lifestyle changes or just tech advice any advice which has helped you to live peacefully and comfortably would be greatly appreciated.
Advice : Please stop with the tutorial and enrolling in courses after course. Doesn't take you anywhere. Been there and done that.
You will end up with stupid clones which does seem like a value add in your resume. It's just there in everyone's resume.
Build one project, one solid project, maybe something to do with MFE. Not CRA react app but something with webpack if you prefer. Maybe a ecom app with seperate mfe for order and billing. Show the interaction between them, post on Twitter while you build. Share insights and maybe you will end up being in a recruiter's eye.
Hey could you just tell what MFE is ?
Microfrontend
Curious, How are you upskilling?
Currently learning MERN stack to be framework agnostic enrolled in couple of coursea
I have never done a course in my life , still doing pretty well for myself. Let me tell you the secret framework which will have fetch high paying job: there is no framework its only hard work. You have to be top 1% for me it was dsa, for some of my friends it was open source, for another it could be ml. Now u cant reach there by lazying around and self pitying, but by work diligently 3-4hr daily consistently for 1yr. Somewhere along the line u will reach there. And by working i dont mean doing same shit iver and over again but rather learning everyday and being good at your craft. You should live and breathe about ur craft. If thats not u , u are also fine you have a life outside of work, enjoy it. You do you. Context: 3yoe from tier earning close to half a century from a tier 3 college. I worked my ass off actively avoided bad peer group who didn’t contribute to my success, for me my goal >>>>everything else. That was me personally, if you want that thats up to u.
Wake up in the morning and take a walk
Gym: based on your comfort either in morning or evening but go for it. If not possible take a walk or run.
Hardwork: which you are already doing
Eat
Sleep: Good amount of sleep is very important.
Do some parties. Don't take much stress. Stress does not give you anything but can take a lot from yourself. So stay motivated and work hard. Whenever you feel lost just look at the people around you and see how many are are struggling to meet their daily requirements in India, you will see even 50k is very good amount of money for a lot of people in India.
Switch! --》 DSA! DSA! DSA! --》youtube dsa videos (striver) and leetcode.
Old cliche advice
Works tho
You're young. Don't stress about the salary now. Questions you could ask yourself are:
While you may not think it now, if you were earning 4 or 10 times what you are, you may still wonder if you have missed the bus.
My suggestion is to have a goal of what you want to be doing in terms of kind of work and skills - not only in terms of money.
Also it's important to aspire for something big. Look at what you want for yourself in terms of creating impact - money will follow.
There will generally be someone who is doing better and some not as well as you. Everyone has their own timeline, and your jump may come later and maybe far greater than others around you.
All the best!
Hey thanks I guess I'm stuck in a constant loop of comparison which makes me miserable
I've honestly never thought of making an impact thanks for giving me a point to ponder.
While I recommended impact, it's also important to know your worth. So it's good to understand company trends and pay patterns.
All the best!
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