u/ApplicationFun1462

hello! I recently graduated with a degree in Computer Science. Despite doing tech internships, I found the desk-bound 9-5 routine completely draining, and the job market for entry-level tech right now is brutal. I’ve always wanted a profession focused on directly helping people, which is why i've been looking for cs jobs in education or nonprofits.

To be completely transparent, I’m trying to figure out if I’m just getting cold feet about CS because I've been unemployed for so long and the tech market is depressing, or if I genuinely need a career change.

I’ve been researching SLP and really like the idea of school schedules (summers off), the potential for remote telepractice or private work later, and the high job stability.

The Financial Catch: I live in Hawaii, where SLPs are desperately needed. Because of this, money won't be an issue: the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE) will fully pay for my schooling if I commit to working for them for 3 years post-grad. Alternatively, I could do a Graduate Assistantship to cover tuition. Coming out with zero debt makes this very tempting.

My Big Concerns:
I am a major introvert and I am terrified of burnout. I know SLP is a highly social, "always on" job, whereas tech lets you hide behind a monitor on low-energy days. Also i do start the process i would need to take a year course to do all the prereq classes, and then 2 years of grad school then a year of fellowship, it kinda seems like a long time.

I would love your honest insights on a few things:

• For introverted SLPs: How draining is the constant social interaction, and how do you protect your peace/energy?
• For career switchers: Did you pivot to SLP after feeling burned out or stuck in another field? Do you regret leaving a quiet desk job for this?
• For school-based SLPs: Are the summers off worth the heavy paperwork and caseloads during the school year?
• For Hawaii SLPs: Has anyone done the DOE tuition commitment program? What is the reality of working for the Hawaii DOE? How is the JABSOM program?

Thank you so much for any advice you can share!

So for my dogs we are seeing a veterinary behaviorist for my dogs fighting. The aggressor is currently on clonidine 0.4mg a day. We have been able to manage pretty well (feeding seperately, more enrichment), but recently if my mellow dog is sneezing a lot, or reverse sneezes or throws up the aggressor will growl and try to fight the mellow dog. My concern is the mellow dog is almost 7 and the agressor dog is 1 so i anticipe in the future the mellow dog is gonna get sick sometimes so i do not want this to keep happening. Is this something we could train out of or the medicine will help?

So apart of my commercial license, i require credit when possible. So this person didn't buy my commercial license before and was using my designs and i message them and they were apologetic. i also message them telling them that credit was required when resonably possible. and they didn't respond and just shifted the conversation towards custom work. Should i expect them to go on their old post with my stuff and add credit in? Also for new post that incorportate other peoples designs as well as mine is it resonable to request for credit? what happends if she continues to not add in credit? what can i do?

Was thinking of applying and wanted to hear others thoughts. Also i was a little confused about the pay its say 15/hr and 18/hr but each session is only 30min and i heared its also 18 per session so it is 33/hr then?

Hello! so while i am currently unemployed (recent new grad with b.s cs) i was thinking of signing up to tutor just to make a little extra income. I don't have any tutoring experience so I would prefer a company where there is a set cirriculum so i don't have to make up my own lessons and if possible being able to set my own schedule when i want, so not fully concrete. Do you guys have any ideas which company is the best? I saw amplify had a job posting but 18/hr seems kinda low, what do you think?

So we started with a vet behavioralist back in june for my dogs fighting with each other. and idk if its worth it. ? i am already 1000 dollars in. we've been to the inital consoluation which was them just asking us questions, then we did the hour meeting with the vet behavorlist who just talked about starting medication and training, and we have done one training session which was just giving us tips like giving him a safe zone and making our dog comfortable in the space. we are 2 months in and i think my dogs fighting has gotten even worse tbh like almost 2 fights a week. there definelty has been no improvement and im worry caues my dog is approaching 1 years old and i think its ciritical that we get this under control so he can be an sucessful adult and i think it would be eaiser for him to learn as his is younger? what do you think. If anyone has seen a vet behaviorist for dog fighting (intra- dog aggression) what plan did you vet behaviorist come up with that work?

So i run a decently succesful digital download clipart store on etsy. Since a lot of my designs are digital downloads of stickers, I was thinking of selling physical stickers of my designs. Im not sure how to make stickers and don't want to go through the logistics of making them myself so i was thinking of use Redbubble or a POD. Does anyone have expereince with Redbubble or another POD. I looked at Printify but the shipping cost and cost of the stickers are too much and i don't think anyone would buy it if i used prinitfy

So for context i started etsy about 6 months ago, and one of my listings has been pretty popular it is a sticker pack but i sell the digital download. People were asking for commerical use for my items and i have a listing for a commerical use for about $15. Some one who has a bigger following than me bought one of my listings (5 drawings in a pack)with a commerical liscne and just put it on a sticker sheet and is selling it on their etsy shop for cheaper than my digitla downloads. I know i probably can't do anything cause they bought a commerical liscnee from me but i really didn't think that people would do that? i thought it would be sold in boutiques or like it they did sell it online it would be on like a tshirt or something and not every single of the sticker designs. Is this unethical? what do you think?

So basically i intern an a company that was undergoing a merger with another, the one i interned at got taken by another company. A lot of people got laid off include my mentor and my initial contact recuritor. I met another person from HR that did some of the intern activites with us and was wondering if is approiate to linkedin message them to ask if that had any jobs lol. Also the job i wanted would be in a completely different different area/field from where i interned. Is it inaaprioate?, i know a lot of people got laid off and they haven't really posted any position on their website. If it is okay, what do i say lol?

So basically i intern an a company that was undergoing a merger with another, the one i interned at got taken by another company. A lot of people got laid off include my mentor and my initial contact recuritor. I met another person from HR that did some of the intern activites with us and was wondering if is approiate to linkedin message them to ask if that had any jobs lol. Also the job i wanted would be in a completely different different area/field from where i interned. Is it inaaprioate?, i know a lot of people got laid off and they haven't really posted any position on their website. If it is okay, what do i say lol?

has anyone work with the vet behavior center (where the doctor comes twice a year to hawaii)? I wanted to see if anyone has any infomraiton and reviews of this process?

Having trouble finding a reputable dog trainer on oahu that deals with dog to dog agression/resource guarding. Im not sure what to look for, cause there are so many certifications out there, i just want the best for my pups. Has anyone worked with akamai dog training or a pet persepctive before. Any advice would be appericated!