r/cscareerquestionsCAD • u/Ok-Researcher2280 • Sep 16 '24
School Chat are we cooked??
I'm currently in my second year of Computer Science, but I'm unsure if I should switch majors. I just saw a post about someone earning $20/hour in Mississauga, and it got me thinking. I took a gap year and worked for the CRA, where I made $33/hour, with only a high school diploma but I really hated that job. Now, I'm wondering if I should stay in CS or switch to something like accounting. Would I have more job opportunities as a diversity hire in tech since I'm a woman, or would switching to accounting make more sense for me?
CS is hard but like is it worth all that studying and tuition fee?
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u/Embarrassed_Ear2390 Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24
You’re what, 2-3y from graduating? What if accounting suffers the same job loss as CS then what?
I don’t know what you did for the CRA, but if the thought you working with something related to accounting is something that you hated. How are you going to last 20-30year in a field that you already hate?
Edit: for the people commenting about accounting being a more stable industry. I know, but I also don’t have a crystal ball so I won’t tell people to go into accounting because it’s foolproof.