What to do just after graduating from school?
I recently graduated from school with a software engineering degree.
I'm 25 years old and having a quarter-life crisis.
What would you guys do if you were 25 now (Obviously I'm talking if you are older than 25)?
I'm hesitating between finding a normal corporate job and do normal stuffs (safe path) or try to build stuffs that might sustain my expenses (riskier but more rewarding).
Have a good day guys!
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Thank you very much for your comment. I will try to dig deeper and get more answers.
I'm 31 now but I felt very similar when I was 25. I always had this wish and need to create something on my own and give it to people so they can use it - I guess most people here can relate to this?!
Anyhow, what I did was that I started working for companies (because I needed the money of course) and I was lucky enough that my work allowed me to spend enough time on other things afterwards (like learning to code). However, I also leveraged from being exposed to the real world and seeing live how companies operate and I wouldn't want to miss this experience.
I would try to go this middle way again where I have a job that pays my bills but allows me to work on my skills and projects. You need to be very determined though to keep working on your dreams and you should keep your personal goals as the main focus all the time.
Thanks for your input, it really helps.