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It's that time again...time for me to fret about maybe getting meaningful job skills. Maybe it'll come to something this time. Anyway, the wife and I have a fair amount of savings left, though we're basically treading water on my current wages. The wife suggests that I should go back to community college and get some kind of certification. Maybe try out a couple of different things to see what suits me. I'll almost certainly qualify for a Pell Grant with my measly income.
My brother is in the Army, and he recommends "information assurance," i.e. cybersecurity, certification. I think this is largely because it's what he does--he also thought I should join the Army, and I do not belong there--but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. It looks like I can get that cert for sixteen credit-hours or so, perhaps more if I'm going for one of the more advanced certs. I asked about programming, and he said they generally ask for a full degree for that sort of job. I've heard otherwise here and don't know what to believe--but I don't think programming is my thing anyway. Last time I looked into it, I couldn't find a Java tutorial written in frigging English.
Other possibilities include becoming a sysadmin or some other technical but non-programming field. I've known at least a few people who, while not stupid, were not rocket scientists and did well as sysadmins, so it doesn't seem intimidating. Or I could try accounting-type work. AACC offers a crap-ton of certifications. I may just dabble for a semester to see what interests me.
Any further advice? I know I've asked multiple times before. I don't think I have any prospects beyond MAYBE getting a bank job, and I think retail/customer service in general doesn't play to my strengths. By that, I mean I don't do bull**** very well. I'm actually decent at the part where you tactfully explain to the angry customer that he's an idiot and his problems are his fault--it's all in the phrasing--but the corporate culture of duplicity, incompetence, insincerity, and mediocrity that flourishes in such places disgusts me.
My brother is in the Army, and he recommends "information assurance," i.e. cybersecurity, certification. I think this is largely because it's what he does--he also thought I should join the Army, and I do not belong there--but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. It looks like I can get that cert for sixteen credit-hours or so, perhaps more if I'm going for one of the more advanced certs. I asked about programming, and he said they generally ask for a full degree for that sort of job. I've heard otherwise here and don't know what to believe--but I don't think programming is my thing anyway. Last time I looked into it, I couldn't find a Java tutorial written in frigging English.
Other possibilities include becoming a sysadmin or some other technical but non-programming field. I've known at least a few people who, while not stupid, were not rocket scientists and did well as sysadmins, so it doesn't seem intimidating. Or I could try accounting-type work. AACC offers a crap-ton of certifications. I may just dabble for a semester to see what interests me.
Any further advice? I know I've asked multiple times before. I don't think I have any prospects beyond MAYBE getting a bank job, and I think retail/customer service in general doesn't play to my strengths. By that, I mean I don't do bull**** very well. I'm actually decent at the part where you tactfully explain to the angry customer that he's an idiot and his problems are his fault--it's all in the phrasing--but the corporate culture of duplicity, incompetence, insincerity, and mediocrity that flourishes in such places disgusts me.
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