Leave the industry for software?
#21
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I wouldn’t be surprised if you think you’ve never been trolled on the internet before because you are incapable of picking it up.
#23
I mean, if someone really spent a lot of money getting their certs and ratings because they really want to fly, it’s a lot to think about. Speaking from experience, IT skills are great to have. But the job has its own kind of stress (work constantly coming home). I don’t see this as a troll post and I’ve seen what troll post look like here at APC.
#24
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I mean, if someone really spent a lot of money getting their certs and ratings because they really want to fly, it’s a lot to think about. Speaking from experience, IT skills are great to have. But the job has its own kind of stress (work constantly coming home). I don’t see this as a troll post and I’ve seen what troll post look like here at APC.
Even after COVID, it’s hard to walk away from flying. I learned a long time ago that money doesn’t bring me happiness, but at some point you need to pay the bills.
Best of luck to OP.
#25
Time and money already invested.... that's sunk cost, cannot be recovered and should have no bearing on choosing the best path forward. Common mistake in any businsess/finance decision is to let emotion associated with sunk costs influence objective decision making.
#26
Really want fly, yes that's something to consider.
Time and money already invested.... that's sunk cost, cannot be recovered and should have no bearing on choosing the best path forward. Common mistake in any businsess/finance decision is to let emotion associated with sunk costs influence objective decision making.
Time and money already invested.... that's sunk cost, cannot be recovered and should have no bearing on choosing the best path forward. Common mistake in any businsess/finance decision is to let emotion associated with sunk costs influence objective decision making.
If I am the OP, I take the job and I probably will not look back.
#27
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Hey OP, any suggestions on making the leap to Software from aviation? Like is a degree actually necessary, or can one of those bootcamps actually get you a job? Thinking about picking up new skills while on reserve or maybe next year if this all doesn’t get better and lots more of us get the boot.
#28
Hey OP, any suggestions on making the leap to Software from aviation? Like is a degree actually necessary, or can one of those bootcamps actually get you a job? Thinking about picking up new skills while on reserve or maybe next year if this all doesn’t get better and lots more of us get the boot.
Update: My brother says that the boot camps work best for those with prior experience, who are learning a new language. He's also a bit jaundiced, as a multi-degree professional, he's had some bad experiences with boot-camp types. Also says many of the boot camps are pretty shady, so caveat emptor.
Last edited by rickair7777; 09-14-2020 at 04:23 PM.
#29
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Currently on furlough with a regional airline (was in airline training as a new hire) and I have a computer science degree. I received an attractive offer as a software engineer and am wondering if it's worth it to even stay in this industry. The offer is $115k base, 40k yearly stock options, 23k bonus. Just a 1500 hour dude.
#30
Hey OP, any suggestions on making the leap to Software from aviation? Like is a degree actually necessary, or can one of those bootcamps actually get you a job? Thinking about picking up new skills while on reserve or maybe next year if this all doesn’t get better and lots more of us get the boot.
Degree will help a lot as well if you don’t have an Software development background.
There are other parts of IT industry that isn’t too difficult to get into such as Network administration. There are a ton of certs that that will open the door.
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