Computer Science on Sidechat | Hey guys. I mentally left CS for civil eng I hate coding and creating apps😭. I’m here for advice because I’ve seen a lot of talk about UI/UX design and also tech sales and I became interested but I don’t really know that it’s about.

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Computer Science 14w

Hey guys. I mentally left CS for civil eng I hate coding and creating apps😭. I’m here for advice because I’ve seen a lot of talk about UI/UX design and also tech sales and I became interested but I don’t really know that it’s about.

Anonymous 13w

I think the question becomes what don’t you like about making apps and what size corporation do you wanna work in. Cuz the bigger a corporation you work for, the less bandwidth you’ll be responsible for. That’s not to say the less work you’ll do, but the less variety of tasks you’ll be asked to complete. Think of it like launching your own app (team of 1) vs working at a fortune 500 company that has a team of people doing every possible type of task you can imagine.

Anonymous 13w

you’re gonna hate civil eng even more lmao, i hope you pass your PE exam! Shits hard. CS is cooked too. I would just drop out and get some IT Certs

Anonymous 13w

You also dont have to make apps. You can write embedded code or robotics code or game code. I despise making apps, but i still love cs bc im able to write embedded/robotics code

Anonymous

#2 13w

As a team of one you’ll be handling the graphic palette, and the menu layouts, and deciding to not design the app in a horizontal format because the pictures won’t organize well in that format. When you get to a big corporation, all those functions have teams dedicated to them. UX looks at buttons and menus, Strategy and CRO looks at what causes people to click them. Working as a dev at a big company is just taking menu orders. At a small company, you get to have more, “surprise me” moments.

Anonymous

#1 13w

I’m not quitting!!!

Anonymous 13w

Oh i mean if you enjoy it, im not saying to quit! I graduated and its hard out here. And i know several civil engineers who advise me against that field lol

Anonymous

#2 13w

Thanks. That was so eye opening.

Anonymous

#1 13w

I don’t enjoy anything in civil tbh. I might go back to CS. Thanks so much!

Anonymous

OP 13w

Yeah; I will say, there is usually bigger paychecks at bigger orgs but I’ve found it really frustrating when you get told to spend 17 hours making the button red, when it was coded structurally to be green. Sometimes when you have more freedom you can make bigger design choices and it makes your job feel like it makes more sense. (IE if the button will be green the menu should be too)

Anonymous

#2 13w

So do you usually do the design, structure, layout and themes of let’s say the menu or actual coding?

Anonymous

OP 13w

So I’ve worked two “real” jobs. #1 was at a university, it was me running the website. I did everything single-handedly, (light) code, analytics, writing, photography selection, ect. Then I got a crazy 6 figure offer to come and work for a regional bank. The web team was 50+ people and I was working website strategy, which turned out to just mean being a project manager, and the nexus for teams to interact. I did nothing but manage tickets and sit in 30+ meetings a week. Was let go in April.

Anonymous

#3 13w

Tanks so much for this!!! You sound like someone who loves what they’re doing!! I talked to my advisor today and he said that there’s a new course CS + design which would make it easier to get into UX/UI and also graphic design. I’ve always wanted to be different while staying in CS. I’m about to give it a try!!