Alright guy. I do IT support but I kinda just got soft offer to become a Jr developer. Which would you guys do. Stick with IT support or Jr dev

Depends on what you like more, support or coding. I would expect the jr dev to pay more in salary

Well tbh. I like doing both. But developing seems alot more cooler. Building sites and apps. And there's alot more money.

I learned how to code first before understand IT 🤔🤷‍♂️

@Jaydin yeah then go for the jr dev, it pays more and is a much more lucrative career at least imo

In a way. I'm excited to finally get responses back from dev companies but sucks cus I just started this support position

i think as a jr dev you have more options in the future. support is kinda contained, you don't get a lot of mobility nor visibility for your work

Yeah. My only concern is. I was waiting for a start date for the IT support gig and outta know where comes this Jr devs position that I clearly didn't think I was gonna even be considered for. I'm like do I back out from the IT support and go for the dev. Smh

In my eyes it comes down to these questions:

- Do you like studying and learning actively until you die?
- Do you like debate?
- Do you like the feeling of making something work? (Fixing, making something new)
- Do you like coffee ☕️? (Tea is also acceptable 🥸)
- Do you like to optimize your kitchen equipment, so that when you cook everything can be solved in linear time?

If your answer is yes in most of those questions… this is the way.

Jokes aside either you hate it or love it.

“I also come from a technical background”, when i was little i used to hang out at my uncles company sometimes after school (primary) and the tech team there tought me some skills.

Knowing basic computer science (architecture) compliments your software engineering skills in the best possible way!

@KALALEX
Love your tea and kitchen references.

With O notation cooking, my to management developing engineer partner will finally understand some of my kitchen/workshop arrangements.

@KALALEX to answer your question. I enjoy coding and building. I just wish I started coding when I was younger. 😂. The main reason why I was going to get into IT . What hapoena if my PC all of sudden stops working or something happens and who will fix it. Do I go to some repair shop and pay hundreds to fix. Or with my skillset. I'm able to repair myself.

But Coding. Your right. At least there's proof that I actually did the work. See my mistakes and can fix and learn from it. And with this position. They actually train you for like 8 weeks. Whereas Since I started coding. It's been all Me. Self taught with no real help. My gut is like bro. Jr Developer. You can't pass that up

Developing just feels different. Knowing your building a site or and app. I can't really explain it. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@KALALEX yeah, development has a lot of studying, a lot of creative work, it's mentally exhausting. it's the biggest draw and the biggest problem combined.

Agreed. Well I'm gonna stick with the support. Who knows. Down the road. Same company. they may have an opening for dev. Appreciate all the feedback. Looking forward to this new much waited journey 😀.

@Jaydin Don’t worry! Technical recruiters expect super basic things for jr positions. I used to worry too when i was entry level, but the truth in their mind is like:

“We know you don’t know shit.”
xD

@scor Well there might be aesthetic conflicts there, you have to find the balance 😅.

Hahah yes thats true

@darksideofyay well… then its a balance, isn’t it? 🤯

@KALALEX depends on the project, the work environment, your disposition etc. in a good scenario, yes, it's a balance. in a bad scenario it can be soul sucking

Well I wanted to do IT work as likely full time gig and then do dev on the side like a freelance thing. At keast that's the plan