This Humanities Graduate Used to Suffer from Tech Envy. Not Anymore.

I used to suffer from “tech envy.” For the past couple of years, I kept hearing stories that went “My friend works in the Bay Area and makes $20,000 a month.” Stories like that always made my heart die a little. If only I had studied programming! Instead, I had chosen to study a “useless” subject in university — sociology. As much as I enjoyed the field, I knew it wasn’t going to pay the bills. So, I sold out. <a href="https://medium.com/@alvintwrites/i-was-a-social-science-grad-student-who-sold-my-soul-to-capitalism-905953366c61" rel="noopener">I sold my soul to capitalism</a>, and pursued a typical business career. <h1>The reality of a non-tech degree</h1> When I first started my career in achievement-hungry Singapore, I wasn’t on my way to making 20 grand a month. I wasn’t a techie. I was doing a “fluffy” job — marketing in the cosmetics industry. (Note: I’m still not earning anywhere close to that figure). Yes, people will always want to buy lipstick and even men are getting into the beauty game — but the beauty industry is a mature one. And, not to mention, wages are not particularly high. Worse still, <a href="https://medium.com/the-memoirist/what-happens-when-you-get-obsessed-with-mastering-japanese-9fbbfe33f17d" rel="noopener">I had decided to join a Japanese company in an effort to master the Japanese language</a>. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/i-used-to-suffer-from-tech-envy-but-not-anymore-8af3d6787e03">Read More</a>