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The tech industry is rough rn, and people with a bachelor's plus internships are having a rough time, so your position is gonna be even tougher.
With that said don't stop applying. Apply to any and every programming job and don't be picky. Even if you only get $40k out of college, after a year of work experience you'll have many more opportunities!
from what I am getting at here, not to be negetive but my degree is kinda useless and I 100% should be looking for min wage jobs. I don't really feel like I will have time to build anything else for myself lmao
if it helps, I was sending out custom CVs to companies for two years to the tune of 10+ a day before I got hired for my first "real" tech job.
after working here for years, I really realize how little I knew and how badly I came off.
OP, I've been reading your replies in this thread, and in my humble opinion I think you need to re-evaluate your worth. If you believe you're only worth a minimum wage job, then it's not surprising if you end up in a minimum wage job.
This industry is rife with imposter syndrome. But you know what the thing about imposter syndrome is, is only the people who know enough to know that they don't know everything feel it. Do you truly know nothing about programming, or are you a boss babe with a couple of years of formal education in the field?
If you really feel that you don't have the experience to get an entry level job, then you deserve to do something for yourself to raise your confidence. Start a project, especially if your education has been mostly theoretical. It can be difficult at first, especially if you feel like you don't know where to start. But in my experience, even the most difficult problem can be broken up into small, manageable pieces. I think you'll be surprised how quickly you'll learn to build stuff, and you'll be getting some real experience to. You might even wonder why you were ever worried in the first place.
I put this is a comment but felt it was reverential to the entire thread I guess
I think a studio somewhere is about the best I can do, living at home is kinda ugh, and I have been doing that for the past few years and living here has been sadly a hot pocket for my mental illness. keep mind if I did leave it would still be in the south. I am just kinda considering a min wage job since I don’t really see a way to get into tech now, and I need a lot of thing to survive sadly including ADHD meds and likely something to stop my depressive episodes from getting this bad. After that I will likely be okay to kinda work on software dev stuff in my free time and maybe do an online bachelors part time while trying to build the portfolio I did not during my years in college. I doubt it will be pleasant working at Target or something and living in a studio apartment I almost not afford but it’s better than nothing
I feel others covered what's needed, but just wanted to say don't give up. Yes, you may have to do some odd or non ideal jobs, but just don't lose your passion. I know from personal experience.
OP could try tech support. I know that sucks, but at least they'll get their foot in the door.
I'm not too familiar on how it works in the US but from my experience it's easier to start at a lower position and move up internally, tech support or sys admin for example. But again, I'm completely ignorant how it is in the US, this is all based on Europe.
I never got a university degree but the position I applied to was junior sys admin and I asked for a pretty low salary. I worked a year there and made myself irreplaceable enough and looked for better offers to leverage that and got a raise along with a better position. That was like 10 years ago and now I'm in devops instead where I can do pretty much anything, including development, though I prefer sys admin tasks, with those I need to work like 4 hours a week if automation works as it should. Oh and never tell anyone you don't have enough to do, that will just land you more work for no pay.
If you are in the US, then you can get a BSCS for pretty cheap at Western Governors University. It's $4k per semester and self paced, so it's possible to graduate in one semester. I did it in 3 semesters with unmedicated ADHD, and FAFSA grants covered most of it.
I think I am gonna get someone to look at resume, and maybe try to get a support job. Ya know like Comcast, or whatever. I think I might have half decent odds.
I think a studio somewhere is about the best I can do, living at home is kinda ugh, and I have been doing that for the past few years and living here has been sadly a hot pocket for my mental illness. keep mind if I did leave it would still be in the south. I am just kinda considering a min wage job since I don’t really see a way to get into tech now, and I need a lot of thing to survive sadly including ADHD meds and likely something to stop my depressive episodes from getting this bad. After that I will likely be okay to kinda work on software dev stuff in my free time and maybe do an online bachelors part time while trying to build the portfolio I did not during my years in college. I doubt it will be pleasant working at Target or something and living in a studio apartment I almost not afford but it’s better than nothing