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[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah I graduated a good while ago - diploma in programming from a technical school which -- for anyone who isn't familiar -- offers a sort of pared down education with an emphasis on job placement (credits for doing highly subsidized work in the field). I was always drawn to the humanities, too. Took a stab at anthropology, but maybe the time wasn't right.

Anyway, even a simple "advanced diploma" in programming nearly killed me (I got a passing "D" in maths that I am very proud of), but now I don't have any issue finding gainful employment, which is nice. Downside being all the creative humanities stuff that is my real passion is purely for hobbies now. I honestly don't hate the arrangement.

My partner taught English as a second language, too. She found it rewarding, and met a lot of her now good friends doing that.