I graduated in May, and didn’t want a job as a SWE..however it was the only place I was hearing back from. I somehow landed the job at Amazon and just as I thought, I really dislike SWE. I dislike my product as well which makes it 10x harder because it’s nothing I find even a little bit interesting (low level machines).
I know it’s encouraged to change teams at Amazon but how about roles? I would like to do something more like business analyst/marketing associate that still involves some technical skills but not 24/7 coding. Is it too early? I’m only a few months in but I worry about how my performance will look as things continue to ramp up and I still feel just as lost as day 1 sometimes. I know SWE is not for me now which is all I needed to know. I would be happy to stay at Amazon for another role but how can I go about doing this if anyone has done it before/heard of stories?
I am super grateful for the job I received, and I wish it would’ve gone to someone else who deserved it and wanted it more than me, but all I can do is try to take some action to put me on a better path now
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r/cscareerquestions I graduated in May, and didn’t want a job as a SWE..however it was the only place I was hearing back from. I somehow landed the job at Amazon and just as I thought, I really dislike SWE. I dislike my product as well which makes it 10x harder because it’s nothing I find even a little bit interesting (low level machines). I know it’s encouraged to change teams at Amazon but how about roles? I would like to do something more like business analyst/marketing associate that still involves some technical skills but not 24/7 coding. Is it too early? I’m only a few months in but I worry about how my performance will look as things continue to ramp up and I still feel just as lost as day 1 sometimes. I know SWE is not for me now which is all I needed to know. I would be happy to stay at Amazon for another role but how can I go about doing this if anyone has done it before/heard of stories? I am super grateful for the job I received, and I wish it would’ve gone to someone else who deserved it and wanted it more than me, but all I can do is try to take some action to put me on a better path now submitted by /u/FantasticCookie2121 [link] [comments]
I graduated in May, and didn’t want a job as a SWE..however it was the only place I was hearing back from. I somehow landed the job at Amazon and just as I thought, I really dislike SWE. I dislike my product as well which makes it 10x harder because it’s nothing I find even a little bit interesting (low level machines).
I know it’s encouraged to change teams at Amazon but how about roles? I would like to do something more like business analyst/marketing associate that still involves some technical skills but not 24/7 coding. Is it too early? I’m only a few months in but I worry about how my performance will look as things continue to ramp up and I still feel just as lost as day 1 sometimes. I know SWE is not for me now which is all I needed to know. I would be happy to stay at Amazon for another role but how can I go about doing this if anyone has done it before/heard of stories?
I am super grateful for the job I received, and I wish it would’ve gone to someone else who deserved it and wanted it more than me, but all I can do is try to take some action to put me on a better path now
submitted by /u/FantasticCookie2121
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