Career advice

[21yearoldinvestor]

Some info about myself:

Age: 23 (Turning 24 in Decemeber)
Sex: Male
Education: Honours degree in Agriculture
Personality: Introverted, easily gets board doing the same thing over and over. Adaptable.
Car: Paid off
Debts: None

Should I start working or study further?

I am contemplating studying further. I want to do Bsc Computer Science. I recently got a job offer for R18k per month as a junior farm manager, and this really made me usure what to do. My parents will pay for my to study further and ecourages me to study towards another degree. I really feel pressured to start working as most of my peers are working full time. Is it too late to persue my interests in computer science?

 

[Tman543]

This situation will depend where your interest lies most. Since you can afford to study further, the choice is yours to make.

Just to make it clear If I was your parent I would never allow you to study again, don't waste our time and money boy. If you make decisions you should reap the rewards / suffer the consequences. Again not everyone can afford to change careers while not working.

Ask your self if you went back to study and 10 years down the line would you be satisfied not knowing if you enjoyed farmer life ?

 

[Snyper564]

Some info about myself:

Age: 23 (Turning 24 in Decemeber)
Sex: Male
Education: Honours degree in Agriculture
Personality: Introverted, easily gets board doing the same thing over and over. Adaptable.
Car: Paid off
Debts: None

Should I start working or study further?

I am contemplating studying further. I want to do Bsc Computer Science. I recently got a job offer for R18k per month as a junior farm manager, and this really made me usure what to do. My parents will pay for my to study further and ecourages me to study towards another degree. I really feel pressured to start working as most of my peers are working full time. Is it too late to persue my interests in computer science?

Im curious, did you want to study something else in this case IT cause you think you will earn more when you start? I think others will tell you thats def not the case.

Also you got to realise you gonna give up almost R900k over the next 3 years to start out at the very bottom again. Likely with a lower offer than this.

Might as well start working for a few years and work yourself up to a comfortable position and then make the call again in three years time. Otherwise you just wasted 4-5 years FOR NOTHING

 

[Speedster]

Some info about myself:

Age: 23 (Turning 24 in Decemeber)
Sex: Male
Education: Honours degree in Agriculture
Personality: Introverted, easily gets board doing the same thing over and over. Adaptable.
Car: Paid off
Debts: None

Should I start working or study further?

I am contemplating studying further. I want to do Bsc Computer Science. I recently got a job offer for R18k per month as a junior farm manager, and this really made me usure what to do. My parents will pay for my to study further and ecourages me to study towards another degree. I really feel pressured to start working as most of my peers are working full time. Is it too late to persue my interests in computer science?

Money, while important, isn't everything. Trust me on this, you rather want to do what you love for the rest of your life for a little bit less than do something you loathe for a bit more in the bank. The question isn't where will you earn the most, it's what will you enjoy most.

 

[Harmonic]

Some info about myself:

Age: 23 (Turning 24 in Decemeber)
Sex: Male
Education: Honours degree in Agriculture
Personality: Introverted, easily gets board doing the same thing over and over. Adaptable.
Car: Paid off
Debts: None

Should I start working or study further?

I am contemplating studying further. I want to do Bsc Computer Science. I recently got a job offer for R18k per month as a junior farm manager, and this really made me usure what to do. My parents will pay for my to study further and ecourages me to study towards another degree. I really feel pressured to start working as most of my peers are working full time. Is it too late to persue my interests in computer science?

My take, if you have no debt and someone willing to fund you to study a BSc in CS then go for it. F*** what your peers are doing. As you grow older and move forward in life, peers become less and less relevant, although they may seem very important now.

Let's do the maths on working for 5 years instead of studying, R18,000*12 + R20,000*12 + R22,000*12 + R24,000*12 + R26,000*12 = R1,320,000.

Let's do the math on studying and then working over 5 years. R0*12 + R0*12 + R0*12 + R45,000 * 12 + R55,000 * 12 = R1,200,000.

After two years with a degree in CS you've basically caught up to your peers. Extrapolate this over 10 years and you're making bank compared. Income with a CS degree can easy break R200k a month after 5-7 years of good experience.

Obviously the numbers are completely fictitious but in the ballpark.

Naturally, this only applies if you're super interested or love CS. A programmers way of thinking and the desk bound job are not for everyone. It can be a massive slog if you're not passionate.

 

[Snyper564]

Naturally this only applies if you're super interested or love CS. A programmers way of thinking and the desk bound job are not for everyone. It can be a massive slog if you're not passionate.

This, just cause you like computers and games etc you are in for a hard time if you have no understanding of what it is...

 

[21yearoldinvestor]

This situation will depend where your interest lies most. Since you can afford to study further, the choice is yours to make.

Just to make it clear If I was your parent I would never allow you to study again, don't waste our time and money boy. If you make decisions you should reap the rewards / suffer the consequences. Again not everyone can afford to change careers while not working.

Ask your self if you went back to study and 10 years down the line would you be satisfied not knowing if you enjoyed farmer life ?

Thank you for your comment.

I have completed the Harvard CS50 course and find it very interesting! I would also like to work from home, which is doable with a CS degree.

My father did Bsc Agriculture then studied MBCHB. I think he studied 10 years total. Anyways, we have a large family farm that we rent out at the moment, so me having studied Agriculture was not a complete "waste". I will have to manage that someday in the future and will probarly be thankful my for agricultural knowledge.

 

[21yearoldinvestor]

Im curious, did you want to study something else in this case IT cause you think you will earn more when you start? I think others will tell you thats def not the case.

Also you got to realise you gonna give up almost R900k over the next 3 years to start out at the very bottom again. Likely with a lower offer than this.

Might as well start working for a few years and work yourself up to a comfortable position and then make the call again in three years time. Otherwise you just wasted 4-5 years FOR NOTHING

Thank you for the advice! To answer your question, I don't want to study CS only for the "millions". I have bought myself a raspberry pi 4 and twinked with linux the past few weeks. I find CS quite interesting and see myself working from home one day.

The working conditions and the stuff farm managers have to deal with on a daily basis is not for me.

 

[21yearoldinvestor]

My take, if you have no debt and someone willing to fund you to study a BSc in CS then go for it. F*** what your peers are doing. As you grow older and move forward in life, peers become less and less relevant, although they may seem very important now.

Let's do the maths on working for 5 years instead of studying, R18,000*12 + R20,000*12 + R22,000*12 + R24,000*12 + R26,000*12 = R1,320,000.

Let's do the math on studying and then working over 5 years. R0*12 + R0*12 + R0*12 + R45,000 * 12 + R55,000 * 12 = R1,200,000.

After two years with a degree in CS you've basically caught up to your peers. Extrapolate this over 10 years and you're making bank compared. Income with a CS degree can easy break R200k a month after 5-7 years of good experience.

Obviously the numbers are completely fictitious but in the ballpark.

Naturally, this only applies if you're super interested or love CS. A programmers way of thinking and the desk bound job are not for everyone. It can be a massive slog if you're not passionate.

Your time that you put into your comment is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Guest 290922]

Do what you love doing.

 

[United_90]

Thank you for the advice! To answer your question, I don't want to study CS only for the "millions". I have bought myself a raspberry pi 4 and twinked with linux the past few weeks. I find CS quite interesting and see myself working from home one day.

The working conditions and the stuff farm managers have to deal with on a daily basis is not for me.

Out of interest, why did you study agriculture then?

Agree with the sentiment, do not compare yourself to anyone, EVER!
Too late? You're 24 years old. (By the way, update your username )

If you can afford to not earn an income then absolutely go for it and study further in something you potentially feel more passionately about and see yourself doing long term!

 

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