Hey everyone, I need some advice. I’m 20 and just graduated with a computer science degree (first in my family to graduate college!), and I’m from a super small, rural town. I somehow landed a grad SWE role in a big city (still in my country), and the pay is more than my family’s ever seen before. For context, the median income (if converted to usd) here is around $36k, recent grads in SWE usually around $38k and I’m making $55k. I know that’s not huge (hence “silver”) compared to tech salaries in more developed countries, but I’m super grateful.
Here’s the thing: I don’t enjoy the job much, but I do love being able to help my family. I’ve been using the money to help move us out of our rundown house, pay off debts, and just improve our lives. That part is amazing.
At the same time, I’ve got big ambitions and want to aim higher. But I keep feeling like I’m not even qualified for this job and just got lucky. If I quit, I’m scared I’ll lose this opportunity for good and end up in a lower-paying job that would wreck me financially and mentally because I don’t want to go back to the old lifestyle ever again.
How do I balance chasing my ambitions with being practical and supporting my family? Has anyone else been stuck in this “silver handcuffs” situation before? Any advice would mean a lot!
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r/cscareerquestions Hey everyone, I need some advice. I’m 20 and just graduated with a computer science degree (first in my family to graduate college!), and I’m from a super small, rural town. I somehow landed a grad SWE role in a big city (still in my country), and the pay is more than my family’s ever seen before. For context, the median income (if converted to usd) here is around $36k, recent grads in SWE usually around $38k and I’m making $55k. I know that’s not huge (hence “silver”) compared to tech salaries in more developed countries, but I’m super grateful. Here’s the thing: I don’t enjoy the job much, but I do love being able to help my family. I’ve been using the money to help move us out of our rundown house, pay off debts, and just improve our lives. That part is amazing. At the same time, I’ve got big ambitions and want to aim higher. But I keep feeling like I’m not even qualified for this job and just got lucky. If I quit, I’m scared I’ll lose this opportunity for good and end up in a lower-paying job that would wreck me financially and mentally because I don’t want to go back to the old lifestyle ever again. How do I balance chasing my ambitions with being practical and supporting my family? Has anyone else been stuck in this “silver handcuffs” situation before? Any advice would mean a lot! submitted by /u/pointbreak_7 [link] [comments]
Hey everyone, I need some advice. I’m 20 and just graduated with a computer science degree (first in my family to graduate college!), and I’m from a super small, rural town. I somehow landed a grad SWE role in a big city (still in my country), and the pay is more than my family’s ever seen before. For context, the median income (if converted to usd) here is around $36k, recent grads in SWE usually around $38k and I’m making $55k. I know that’s not huge (hence “silver”) compared to tech salaries in more developed countries, but I’m super grateful.
Here’s the thing: I don’t enjoy the job much, but I do love being able to help my family. I’ve been using the money to help move us out of our rundown house, pay off debts, and just improve our lives. That part is amazing.
At the same time, I’ve got big ambitions and want to aim higher. But I keep feeling like I’m not even qualified for this job and just got lucky. If I quit, I’m scared I’ll lose this opportunity for good and end up in a lower-paying job that would wreck me financially and mentally because I don’t want to go back to the old lifestyle ever again.
How do I balance chasing my ambitions with being practical and supporting my family? Has anyone else been stuck in this “silver handcuffs” situation before? Any advice would mean a lot!
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