Hi Dev Community!

Newbie & first time poster here with a question I've been afraid to ask!

What the heck do y'all do?

Some Background

I recently lost a job I loved due to a falling out with my boss of 5 years. I'm currently working on my capstone for a coding bootcamp my employer paid for so I could build them a DB management system.

I wasn't really considering a job in tech when I started the bootcamp or when I left my job. Further, I hear a lot of negative things about entering the tech world and as many encouraging things that I hear too, my throw caution to the wind 20s are behind me and though I have no choice, I'm weary of starting over.

All that being said, I've never had so much intrinsic motivation as I do when I'm programming (or is it coding? Developing? Help!).

So even though I have my doubts- about the job market, my abilities, my social ineptitude and thus lack of coding community- it feels time to peer into the dark, stormy basin of certificates, jargon, acronyms, etc. that is the field.

Question Specifics

I'll take any answer but here's a breakdown of what I'm curious about:

• job title
• type/industry/sector of company/organization/freelance work
• day to day in layman's terms
• work environment & work life balance
• like it? Love it? Hate it? Is this a stepping stone or where you want to be?
• a lil background (years in tech, education, interests, anything you wanna share)

My Thanks

I know I'm not the first one to ask and there are resources online with these answers, so I want to give thanks to anyone taking their time to respond (or read & smile). I can be a fiercely independent learner, so this is some social skills practice for me too. Moreover, all of this is a big change for me and talking to people with real experience is still very intimidating! Thanks all <3