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What Do You Do When CS Isn't Fun Any More?
wonderless asks: "Long ago and far away, I thought that I was going to be a Great Geek, and that I was going to provoke a revolution in the computer industry--and indeed, the world--with my mastery of technology. I could hardly wait to throw myself into an intense, highly technical curriculum and shine. But as I said, that was long ago and far away. Now I'm one semester away from graduation, with a 3.5 average overall and a lackluster 3.0 in CS, and I'm liking it less and less every day. I used to be able to say that at least it pays well, but now I can't even take solace in that. I drag myself to classes and through projects, and it all seems really pointless--I'm just implementing what's written in the book, and eradicating the countless off-by-one bugs is nothing short of mind-numbing. I'd like nothing better than to recapture the feeling of joy I used to get out of doing this, and to once again be able to say I'm doing what I love. What do you do when it isn't fun any more, but you'd like it to be?"
Definitely agreed. The bottom line is you have to want to be better. Complacency gets you exactly what you deserve.
I have no sympathy for people who hate their jobs. Everything is a choice.
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quit being a puss. finish your degree and get a job, or don't finish your degree and get a job anyway. if you're not already independently wealthy, you'll have to do something to make money. if you use the money properly - make it work for you - you won't have to work for someone else your whole life. "Life is a shit sandwich, and every day you have to take another bite. However, if you make more bread, you'll have to eat (relatively) less shit." -- 2names
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
Awwww... Poor baby. No fun.
What a load of whining self-centered bullshit. You are going to graduate in a few months with a valuable University degree. About 80% of the rest of the world would love to have your problems. Sounds like your real problem is that it doesn't look like an easy path to fame and fortune any more.
If you can't cut it, go do something else because you will be competing with people that do love it, or who are hungry for success. In either case, you don't stand a chance.
If you want a nice life handed to you on a plate, then get prozac. You won't get the nice life, but it won't bother you as much
I think we can all agree that Office Space is the best movie of all time!
Have you ever asked yourself, Is It Normal?.