说起来我也是名校计算机科班出生, 但很痛苦地发现我并不适合编程. 以前的学位, 几年的工作, 都是耍些小聪明混过去的. 但这个行业, 你如果对编程没有热情, 不聪明, 不投入时间,是混得很难受的. 周围是大量的充满热情, 又聪明又努力的software developers, 很难出头.
-- It is very nice that your Parents are Computer Expert, because you said you are "名校计算机科班出生". This is great!
-- OK, you may say it was a typo, you meant yourself is 名校计算机科班出身. Very good.
-- 你的现在就是你下一步成功的基础. For sure. Therefore, don't threw away your CS stuff.
-- In software companies, 周围是大量的充满热情, 又聪明又努力的software developers, 很难出头.This is absolutely true.
-- There are many many none-software companies, 周围是大量的充满热情, 不太聪明又努力的Application Users, 你从工作的第一天就已经出头. This is absolutely true too!
-- Therefore: Don't looking jobs in Software copany where you develope software for other customer companies.
-- Looking for jobs in Service company where you USE software developed by other 软体攻城士. You life will be much relaxed.
-- Many Service companies use Database system, for a 名校计算机科班出身的 you, this is very simple. Definitely a good direction to go.
-- Summary: Forget the software companies, try to looking for more comfortable jobs in many many services companies.
-- 用个很土的比喻: 你是学造车科班出身的, 如果你只瞄着找造车的职位,那你只能到那没人愿意去的底特绿去工作, 而且经济不好, 压力巨大. 要是你换个方向, 找开车的职位, 那谁顾你都敬你是专家, 你还活的象爱饿苏三,或绿树一样,特滋润. 开车的职位到处都有, 工资也不一定比在底特绿造车的低...
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