I like where I live. I'm exhausted. I kinda just want to work from home, but still learn something should I choose to get more ambitious or start my own business.
What are some good ideas?
I found a job paying $70k for 35 hours a week. I thought it was perfect for now, but I didn't get it. I wonder if people throw shade on finance peeps when they want to work for a non-profit.
Time is my most important asset. I want to be able to take a muai thai or krav class in the morning or afternoons. I can't do that working 40+hours a week
Consulting. I know it's equivalent to a four letter word in some circles, but it's exactly what you described wanting. And working for a non-profit is a noble endeavour even if it isn't a magical 7 figure payout.
I've been wanting to do consulting for a while, but I'm only a business administration major.
Should've jumped into it straight outta undergrad. Did so many case studies... And
I was a business administration major and started in management consulting. If you have a good GPA, you have a shot to get in. Not sure what is holding you back.
Consulting is not great for working 40 hours per week though. I'd expect 55-65 hours per week for the sexy strategy projects/consulting firms
Product Management in tech companies. Especially if you learn the very basics of building a simple to do app and then try to leap into PM, that would set you up for success. Or Customer Success if you want to be even more people facing. I know B2B SaaS Sales (SDR/ AE) can have flexible schedules as well.
Thanks. I've been job searching for a entry level project manager role, which I believe is the stepping stone to product management- though not specifically in it or tech. How simple of an app are we talking? I'd need to learn to code while also gaining PM experience in this case? What kind of timeline would we be looking at to get from 0 to PM? I've been thinking of leaving my job and taking a 1-3 month break to re-skill and look for jr pm roles.
I've been struggling with with the thought of IT and tech for a while. Part of me wants to be learn to code and such, but is hesitant about investing the time for the opportunity cost of doing something else and staring at a screen all day... Ironically I spend must of my time in front of a screen and "killing time" for lack of better things to do.
I just picked this book up:Learn to Build Web Applications from Scratch by Deborah Levinson
Project management is different from Product Management in the tech realm. The latter is what you want, the former is a glorified “Hey when will this be done?” asker. Literally no other function to the job.
Small note- avoid referring to it as IT. It’s information technology, yes, but IT is seen more as a “I’ll fix your printer” whereas tech is more synonymous with actual building software.
The following is a good intro to PM stuff:
https://www.educative.io/courses/lean-product-management
I have used Educative.io extensively to break into SWE myself.
Most PMs do not know how to code at all, so anything you learn is a bonus. Linux is cool but not all that useful or applicable. I can tell you with full confidence that understanding a Client -> API -> DB communication flow will set you up well.
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