Have I chosen the wrong career path?

[ichabod801]

Oh, so you had an instructor who had a bad job, and now just complains about it all the time. My sister's been a programmer since the 80s. She actually quit for a while to spend more time with her son, but when he got to high school age she went back to work because she enjoys it.

Have you talked to anyone else in the programming industry about what it's like? Yeah, some of the jobs suck. Some of them don't. At my last job, we had programmers. None of them had to wear a suit and tie. Of course, none of them had even a cubicle, just some space on a table.

Are you sure you want to write a novel? I thought I did. Then I tried to write one, and realized I hate writing novels. It turns out I prefer poetry. That's right, poetry. So you don't get to whine to me about how hard it is to make money off your writing. Yeah, it's hard to make a living off it. But you can make money off it without making a movie. My best friend from grade school does. Or you can survive on a low budget. That's what my brother does as a cartoonist.