Hey all,
I am gonna tell you a weird story. Get ready to it first.
I am 22 years old, having a higher diploma in software engineering. Currently in final year of BSc software development (got exemptions and came to the final year because of the higher diploma). I passed the diploma with the best score, and best reputation. I am not a theory guy, my software are all around the internet. And, I created most of them by self learning new technologies. Now, this is the case.
I have applied to jobs (just to earn something for my daily needs). Since I realized that it is hard to get a job in software field without a degree, I appied to other positions I like too. I got calls from some, and some didn’t call. However, I gave up the following jobs, because I can’t make them fit with my studies.
1. Bank Job – I rejected this because they transferred me unexpectedly to a remote area after giving the job. And they told I can’t come back for 2 years and I must do banking degrees , and they monitor them. I can’t do this, because I was doing my diploma at this time, and I had to stop it if I am gonna do this. This is long time ago.
2. Call center – This is 12 hour shift job. No one knows whether shift is in morning or evening until they call. Must be available on Sunday too. Can’t do. This is long time ago.
3. Programmer – I didn’t get this one, but called for the second interview. Didn’t like the work place and its culture, so I rejected. The case is, there are no “Sir”, “Madam” or at least “Mr”,”Mrs” and “Ms”. They got “bro”, “sis” and the manager is “big bro”. One is on manager’s table taking private calls while manager is sitting next to him. Others are on Facebook. I realized they are not programmers but perfect drag and drop
IDE users.
4. Coordinator – This is not just coordinator, had another title. Nice workplace, nice people and everything are fine. Related to computer field. They offer me the executive post after looking at the qualifications. But, there was a big problem. It is a 10 hours per day job, which means 8am to 7PM. It takes two hours for me to travel, so I will be at home at 9 – 10 PM. Saturday also working day (They call it half day, but it has 8 hours). My parents told me not to go to this; I also had the same feeling, because my education comes first. With this much of long time work, I can’t do it properly. (For your information, I am not looking for the BSc letters, I am looking for the knowledge behind it, and I need to be a TRUE programmer so I need enough time).
Now you see the issue. When I find a job, it is not suitable. When I stay without one, it is also a problem.
Some my neighbors are the people who are having the PAIN about this. One is telling “oh! You have no job yet? Still doing the degree? My daughter is in the Bank”. I have heard this more than enough. I want that idiot to remember why her daughter chose the Bank. She told the whole city that she is gonna get into government university and did Math, after AL, results came FAILED. Then did
Java telling she is gonna get paid a lot. Did for a while and stopped it saying it is the hardest in the world. Then, jumped to the bank…
One of my relations also having a very big pain. When her daughter was doing the degree, she always told, “do a degreeeeeeee”. When her daughter failed it, now she is telling, “is he still doing the degree? No job? Ask him to get a job..Degrees are just useless”. Next time I hit he for sure because this is the only title she got to discuss when she see us.
I am receiving pressure from everywhere. Parents are telling me to find a one which can go with the degree and I am also doing it. When I am selected to one, I can’t get it because however it disturbs to my studies. I couldn’t find one which will not disturb to my studies ( I am looking for 8 hours per day with Saturday half day and Sunday off. It is the normal WORK WEEK here. Or even less). My lecturers are asking me to do the final year. People are looking at me, especially those I mentioned. If I reject a job which I got via a job agency, they call and press me to get it, until I blame them.
I am in a deep stress now. I self studied some other languages and I gave up all of them because I have no mood. My morning starts with “Search and apply quickly” words. Rest of the day goes with talking of this job that job, previous jobs, etc. Now I am looking for a lecturer job (I have lectured last year). And I am looking for jobs which fit to the time period.
If I ever knew doing a degree is the road to all of these stupidities, I never do it. It feels like I am on a fire ball called DEGREE!. This final year has another damn 12 months. I am with this pressure. After that, I will never learn, I am enough of this. Sometimes I feel whether no one understand the value of education, or sometimes I doubt whether education really got any value. It becomes really hard when you are studying yet and the only
word you hear is job, job, job job, job.
For more info, getting first class upper in degree is not an issue to me.
I got 4 options.
1. Drop the degree > get the Job
2. get the Degree > Drop the Job
3. Find a job which can go with the degree
4. Run from everything
Now, if you have any word for me, it is your chance
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