Speaking of career fairs, a housemate asked me if I was going to any. I said no, for reasons that are probably now obvious.
"But what are you going to do next year?"
Well, aside from me already having a job... (the situation may be different in July, but let's assume the worst case that I'm without one as soon as I get my degree.) I'm a programmer. It's basically the same as a traditional craftsman, but with more blips and bloops. If you're good enough, there's going to be opportunities one way or another.
I already have some experience, I already know what field I want to work in, and taking a unskilled job isn't an issue. You see, the real wealth is not found in a salaried position - it's by making an individually-attributed contribution to society and getting compensated for it accordingly. One isn't necessarily more stable than the other; just ask anybody who lost a job in the recession. You just need to seek opportunities for wealth creation, whether they're on your own, as a partnership, or joining a company.
Paul Graham wrote an excellent essay on this topic. A few edge cases aside, it seems a very apt description of the whole thing - and hopefully it knocks a couple of fallacies out of your head on the way.
The only caveat with this whole thing is I'll probably have to deal with finance. Oh God. By the end of this I'll be making bespoke software for baby-munching robots, I just know it.
"But what are you going to do next year?"
Well, aside from me already having a job... (the situation may be different in July, but let's assume the worst case that I'm without one as soon as I get my degree.) I'm a programmer. It's basically the same as a traditional craftsman, but with more blips and bloops. If you're good enough, there's going to be opportunities one way or another.
I already have some experience, I already know what field I want to work in, and taking a unskilled job isn't an issue. You see, the real wealth is not found in a salaried position - it's by making an individually-attributed contribution to society and getting compensated for it accordingly. One isn't necessarily more stable than the other; just ask anybody who lost a job in the recession. You just need to seek opportunities for wealth creation, whether they're on your own, as a partnership, or joining a company.
Paul Graham wrote an excellent essay on this topic. A few edge cases aside, it seems a very apt description of the whole thing - and hopefully it knocks a couple of fallacies out of your head on the way.
The only caveat with this whole thing is I'll probably have to deal with finance. Oh God. By the end of this I'll be making bespoke software for baby-munching robots, I just know it.
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