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What advice would you give to a 23 year old? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm 35, but I had a junior SA approach me looking for tasks (though he is not even on my team) and I had nothing for him. So he asked if I had any advice for a 23 year old and all I could think to tell him was "Floss every day".

Any of you guys got good advice for a young person just starting out in life?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You got to determine how much stress is ok at work and be willing to leave if it's too much. Be ready to dip if things go bad.

I spent 5 years at an under paying job that was constant overtime. It destroys you. Spent a few months unemployed after basically rage quitting. Burning my savings as I looked for a new one also hurt. Even after getting a new job, it still takes years to feel normal again once you burn out.

Don't get stressed unless they are paying enough to justify it. Don't be loyal to a company, they will eat you alive and ask for a second set of shin to eat. Your reward for loyalty is more work but not more pay.