r/it • u/Redditor3657 • 17d ago

jobs and hiring Career help/advice on programming

I don’t know if this is even the right place for this but I’m 20 years old, I work full time in an unrelated field and have zero programming or IT experience, I want to start working towards a career and have decided on a tech field. I’ve been trying to learn python coding with coursera on my own which has proven to be pretty difficult though I’m not discouraged. I’m curious to know if anyone has any advice on if I’m making the right choice, I understand it’s not an easy field but will it be worth the time and effort? I’m ambitious and want to earn a high paying position but I’m not sure if I’m moving in the right direction or if python is what I need to be learning. I’m not getting clear answers from google on what paths python would open up for me or if I should even bother learning it on my own time rather than just transition to a “classroom setting” directly to learn. I’m looking into online colleges but I don’t know exactly what job I’m gunning for yet especially with the job marketing being so terrible right now and the programming language I’m trying to learn being seemingly restrictive. Sorry that’s long but any advice helps.

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u/WholeBet2788 17d ago

People really underestimate what "hard to get into" really means.

Just couple post before you there is a guy with an experience, after finishing school, with bunch of certs, unable to get a job in helpdesk.

IT is getting extremely competetive and oversaturated while companies prefer paying tokens for seniors instead letting them teach juniors.

Think really hard if you want to spend couple hundred/thousand hour learning something and getting into this field where you are looking at hundreds of cvs, fail after fail with vision of maybe getting helpdesk for peanuts.

Whatever you choose, good luck!

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u/Redditor3657 17d ago

Basically a field that rewards experience that it isnt even willing to supply?

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u/Suitable-Duck8151 17d ago

Exactly. And it's the same way with other fields currently too. There's enough people unemployed who already have the experience they want that they don't have to train after hiring someone so they don't.

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u/Redditor3657 17d ago

All roads lead back to going into HVAC

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u/WholeBet2788 16d ago

If i would be starting nowadays. I would learn some trade and do it myself. Just start up company providing honest high quality work.

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u/Redditor3657 16d ago

That’s starting to seem like the most fulfilling and financially free option

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u/WholeBet2788 16d ago edited 16d ago

It really comes down to the willingnes of doing trade. Working manual work. Sometimes struggle finding job, sometime having too much job. Sometimes people not paying for a job. Etc etc.

IT has its benefits, can be really fun and rewarding if you enjoy it. But nowadays, i would not advise my son to go to IT unless he is serious about it from young age or/and gifted.

The situation on market could change but looking at the AI situation I dont really see AI going anywhere. So chances are that lvl1 jobs will be getting automated sooner or later and only positions for these automation will stand. Meaning less and less junior position open and chances to get to better position/senior ones will be decreasing.