Is a minor in computer science worth?

Although I can't tell you whether or not a minor in CS is worth it in your situation, I can tell you that you've gotta stop listening to external opinions (such as your Dad's) and start listening to yourself. Listen, if you hate programming - don't get into programming. It's as simple as that. Try it out, sure go for it - in fact the MIS program actually exposes programming to you in a very nice palatable and gentle amount. Although after that, if you still hate programming - you've proved it to yourself that programming isn't for you.

The reason why I bring this up is because people think they can grind out the rest of their lives doing something they dislike just for the money. You need to be invested in the career of your choice, or else you will perform poorly in that field. Let's say you get into programming, what if you really suck and your team loses respect for you? This affects your ability to perform well in future situations and also hurts finding another position too if word were to get out to technical recruiters. Then all that effort into going into programming is jeopardized for the rest of your life. I mean, people get into programming not because of the lucrative benefits, but because they're interested in the word and they're generally good at it. Programming IS engineering, and the principles of engineering is that you build and design things. If you're not the type to be thinking about building and designing things out from scratch, your word ceiling is going to be extremely low.

And don't pin your inability to find a job or an internship due to the lack of technical expertise. You don't have to be technical to land jobs, you only have to be technical in order to land technically-related jobs. There are a gazillion reasons why people don't get hired, sometimes it's not enough schooling, not enough experience, or possibly not the right personality or attitude. Personality, attitude and communication skills are one of the three easiest (and cheapest) categories of work-related skills that can be adjusted and fixed in a cinch. If you can fix those and make an extremely positive impression on your recruiters, you will land a job no matter how under-qualified you are.

Just know what you want to do, James Minh. You need to have confidence and faith in yourself. Don't let Daddy continue to say "fuck you" because your cousin makes more money than you. Show Daddy who the "fuck you" can be if you man up and listen to your heart.

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