arithma wroteWould you give us more details. I am sorry you regret your choices but perhaps you can give us a little advice. I am personally concerned since I have as well left the usual track of picking up employment at a company and starting up my own before I complete the age of 23.
I think it's safe to say that this is mostly under the computer science field. Is starting up your own better than being employed? Is taking the safe road as rolf said fruitful ?
It's a big dilemma.
Scenario A: You get employed you jump from job to job satisfied.
The most common scenario. It guarantees that you are able to pay your bills on time. Your life is stable, you are saving money, you are getting a diverse experience. The problem is, you get sucked in and as years go by, Scenario B would sway further and further away from you. You'd reach a point where you are terribly annoyed with the field that you chose and loved given that orders are always coming from the top and you're bound by what you are told. And given that you are now handed a bundle of bills at the end of the month you are *forced* to stay in Scenario A or take a leap of faith, quit and hope for the best in Scenario B
Scenario B: You start your own
company or fish for a project or idea that would make you, yes, rich.
People that choose this scenario are people that either (1) Came from Scenario A (2) *just* don't like to get employed (3) are already rich, or rich enough (4) do not have much responsibilities aka bills, mouths to feed.
Each case as well as the outcome is different and i cannot provide any insight about whether or not its a good choice. Then again, maybe i can.
(1) Don't do it unless you have a backup plan.
(2) If you fall into (3) and (4) as well, do it.
(3) Might as well, it won't matter anyways.
(4) If you don't fall into (3), you're taking a big risk. If you fail to achieve what you started out to, your experience is close to none and going to Scenario A is difficult and will make your life miserable.
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My advice is, from my current perspective (Married, bills, oh dear lots and lots of bills) living in lebanon, people should stick with Scenario A *AND* try to do Scenario B outside work. You guarantee your income and your stability and you try with the little time you have (Yes, it's very little) outside work, to get yourself into Scenario B with lots of experience, perhaps some capital to fund your own project/company.
There is also a
gotcha in all of this. If you get a *chance* at something good, never seize to take it, no matter the scenario.
This is my greatest regret.
