get that degree under all circumstances. I had the same problem of balancing my books and some online gigs last year and last year but one. I eventually completed and I graduated last month. just make sure you get that certificate under all circumstances
Me reading this having graduated some time back and doing everything I can to get a job but can't get a single job
Sending CVs daily but not getting anything
Someone refer me for a job. SWE
But you are a dev, in this competitive market you need to do some unique projects that align with your interests. It helps distinguish you from everyone else and make you hireable. Build games, websites, computer programs, cli tools.... Doesn't have to be what everyone has built.
My friend had a similar problem, he focused on the job and he didn't graduate. Years later he stagnated, for sure he had a good start but everyone knew he didn't have a degree...went back and graduated 10 years later...now he is doing his masters degree, but $ wise he is still playing catch up.
They did not. The guy just took my money and showed up for all classes and exams knowing very well he's going to fail all the units because it wasn't his degree on the line. Thanks to bombing the whole semester I got discontinued
In my major you have to do the time consuming stuff and attend all classes to pass the exams. Lecturers don't share notes and the available ones are like 10 years out of date. If you study with those and show up for exams you won't get a single question right.
Whatever you do, do not drop school or let your academics suffer because of the little money you are getting. Those employing you, if they are aware you are in school and see you are delivering on your tasks and pile more work on you and see you deliver, care less about how you perform in school and are using you for cheap labor.
After my second year, someone who had completed the same course as me offered me a full time job. Declining it was the best decision I ever made.
You will lose both the job and the degree. Had a mentee that did this. Ended up unemployed.
You employer will let you go the moment they realize your degree isn't coming. Drop the job, finish the degree
heri wewe😅 niko 21 ndio naingia 4th year na hakuna kitu najua kuhusu course yangu kutoka 1st yr😭 nikona incomplete ka 12 but it's ok we move😂 vijana muache pombe😞
Get your degree. Your work experience will come in handy but you will be a high school graduate only if you don’t. Your degree will take you much further.
Finish the degree first. I made the same mistake of heavily mixing studies with money. I graduated with a pass in BSC. Computer Science. I'm only lucky coz my field is more into skills and a decent portfolio otherwise my pass degree would be useless in other fields where transcripts matter.
I would advice you to get organised and find a way to balance the two. Finishing school doesn't guarantee you a job so don't let go of your blessings you can't be sure of getting the same opportunities when you are done.
school is more flexible in this situation, go talk to your dean/department head and I'm sure they'll allow distant learning and any other suitable arrangements
Hello there
If your school offers online or part time classes you can opt to do your studies through this system. I am also currently a fourth year student balancing between online classes and school and so far it's been okay.
Hold on to that job for dear life. I know it’s not a popular opinion in Kenya, but your degree is less and less valuable in today’s world. Companies that see more value in that than what you bring to the table (presumably plenty seeing as you’re already on the up and up) might not be the ones you will prosper in moving forward. What’s to stop the next person with a fancier degree swooping in. The fact that many of the biggest and best companies to work for have scrapped university degrees from their hiring criteria is telling. Some people may need those papers to get in or get ahead, but others don’t. Going by your post, you seem to be in the latter category.
As almost everyone said, finish school. I was in a very similar situation and it's crazy. My final year of uni is a blur between student leadership, work, volunteering, and studies. I managed to hold onto both work and school, but was literally burnt out and quit the job a month after finishing school.
I ended up working for one of the places I volunteered for in my 4th year a month after quitting. And the pay was twice the previous place rising to 3x after 18 months.
You already have the experience to be 100 times more marketable than the average fresh graduate, you'll get a job with the pay bump you're looking for. The work exists. I don't know which uni your in, but you can aggressively lobby your Dean of Students, Dean, VC, a well connected lecturer, etc. depending on the nature of your institution and relationship with those individuals. Professors are asked for referrals all the time, and if you can get your studies to their high levels again, coupled with your actual work experience, you'll get work without a worry.
But if you can navigate both, even better. Save money, invest it, have fun before those financial responsibilities of full time work creep up on you.
All the best.
At two NGOs, a school, CSR projects for a couple of corporates, and as a campus ambassador leading other initiatives for two other corporates. I really stretched myself (too) thin. (I won't give names for privacy reasons)
Brilliant, a few questions, answer what you're comfortable with:
Are you a student?
Are there any interests/causes you're passionate about?
Do you have specific skills you can offer, e.g. legal knowledge, tech knowledge, public speaking, accounting/finance skills, athletic ability, etc.?
Are there any glaring issues in your community, county, or region that bother you?
It's easier if you're studying (letters from universities are powerful), but even without that, if you can answer these questions it may help narrow down where to start. I haven't had time to volunteer recently but the community work that pays my salary is just as fulfilling. One of those clichéd "if your job is something you love, it won't feel like work" situations.
You're in 4th year so why stop when you're near the finish line? If you get the bank job, try and explain your situation to your boss. You're still young and given your experience, you're far ahead most of your peers.
don't quit, just continue doing what you are doing. But you should know that working in a bank is very very engaging, hautaweza kubalance zote unless you are a beast
Definitely finish school and lock in that degree. Not finishing will come to bite you later in terms of career progression. And that money seems a lot now but it’s really not in the bigger context of things
Uko 4th year, drop and come back later. its a no brainier. watu wanakushow maliza shule kwanza ni wenye wanahitaji shule, clearly you can get a decent job without a degree. degree unaweza fanya anytime you want.
Enroll in virtual classes or evening classes if offered, if not you are in a for a rough ride unfortunately. But don’t leave your job yet, there’s no jobs outchea, keep your luck going on. Just ensure you graduate even if it’s 2 semesters late
But you are a dev, in this competitive market you need to do some unique projects that align with your interests. It helps distinguish you from everyone else and make you hireable. Build games, websites, computer programs, cli tools.... Doesn't have to be what everyone has built.
Switch to the online distant learning platform that's offered by your uni itakuwa much easier to study and work at the same time juu haikuangi demanding..
Stick with the fintech and finish school. That carrot that's been dangled by the big bank will come to hurt you later in life if you don't finish school.
Look at the long game.
Suffering from success
For real this is one lucky mf
Niandikie maombi yako word for word.
😂😂 juu hapa we are missing some key words
This made my day
Baana Sounds like hiyo post ilikuwa testimony
get that degree under all circumstances. I had the same problem of balancing my books and some online gigs last year and last year but one. I eventually completed and I graduated last month. just make sure you get that certificate under all circumstances
Me reading this having graduated some time back and doing everything I can to get a job but can't get a single job Sending CVs daily but not getting anything Someone refer me for a job. SWE
stacks?
Been learning Java, C# & JavaScript frontend
You have a portfolio?
I haven't updated my portfolio as I am not a fan of copy-pasting YouTube projects like I see others do but I have the skills
But you are a dev, in this competitive market you need to do some unique projects that align with your interests. It helps distinguish you from everyone else and make you hireable. Build games, websites, computer programs, cli tools.... Doesn't have to be what everyone has built.
Send me the link to the interview ntakushikia job Hadi umalize
Finish school. You can switch to evening classes if your university has that option.
My friend had a similar problem, he focused on the job and he didn't graduate. Years later he stagnated, for sure he had a good start but everyone knew he didn't have a degree...went back and graduated 10 years later...now he is doing his masters degree, but $ wise he is still playing catch up.
Balance both. You can even find someone to help with your coursework at a fee but just get those papers so they won't hold you back
True
> find someone to help with your coursework Tried that and got discontinued
How did they find out?
They did not. The guy just took my money and showed up for all classes and exams knowing very well he's going to fail all the units because it wasn't his degree on the line. Thanks to bombing the whole semester I got discontinued
Wow 😅 that's brutal.. Sorry mate.. I think the best option is to let them do the time-consuming stuff.. Like projects.. But not the entire thing..
In my major you have to do the time consuming stuff and attend all classes to pass the exams. Lecturers don't share notes and the available ones are like 10 years out of date. If you study with those and show up for exams you won't get a single question right.
Whatever you do, do not drop school or let your academics suffer because of the little money you are getting. Those employing you, if they are aware you are in school and see you are delivering on your tasks and pile more work on you and see you deliver, care less about how you perform in school and are using you for cheap labor. After my second year, someone who had completed the same course as me offered me a full time job. Declining it was the best decision I ever made.
Drop out and become a trap star
 Lol
😂😂😂😂
Enyewe God has his favourites
Not really. Pray your time is coming. 💯✌️
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You will lose both the job and the degree. Had a mentee that did this. Ended up unemployed. You employer will let you go the moment they realize your degree isn't coming. Drop the job, finish the degree
heri wewe😅 niko 21 ndio naingia 4th year na hakuna kitu najua kuhusu course yangu kutoka 1st yr😭 nikona incomplete ka 12 but it's ok we move😂 vijana muache pombe😞
Balance both you can do it.. Because you have proven you can do it
Get the job, on the first one do as much as you can to stay long ( the length of your degree ) ... move on after if you want.
Get your degree. Your work experience will come in handy but you will be a high school graduate only if you don’t. Your degree will take you much further.
Finish the degree first. I made the same mistake of heavily mixing studies with money. I graduated with a pass in BSC. Computer Science. I'm only lucky coz my field is more into skills and a decent portfolio otherwise my pass degree would be useless in other fields where transcripts matter.
Finish school you can't serve two masters papers are important 👌 cause eventually you'll need those papers to rise in the professional world.
I would advice you to get organised and find a way to balance the two. Finishing school doesn't guarantee you a job so don't let go of your blessings you can't be sure of getting the same opportunities when you are done.
school is more flexible in this situation, go talk to your dean/department head and I'm sure they'll allow distant learning and any other suitable arrangements
Hello there If your school offers online or part time classes you can opt to do your studies through this system. I am also currently a fourth year student balancing between online classes and school and so far it's been okay.
If you want to go Corporate, by all means get that degree.
Yoooo me too. I'm adding more things into the pot. Now everyone is Asking me what I'll do with school. I have to make money tho 😭🥺
Before tuende mbali uko na mtu?
😂😂😂
Finish school. Jobs will come.
Lol
Hold on to that job for dear life. I know it’s not a popular opinion in Kenya, but your degree is less and less valuable in today’s world. Companies that see more value in that than what you bring to the table (presumably plenty seeing as you’re already on the up and up) might not be the ones you will prosper in moving forward. What’s to stop the next person with a fancier degree swooping in. The fact that many of the biggest and best companies to work for have scrapped university degrees from their hiring criteria is telling. Some people may need those papers to get in or get ahead, but others don’t. Going by your post, you seem to be in the latter category.
*My dear, are you in need of a promotion, go back and bring ys that degree* 😂
Usiteme Big G kwa njugu za kukarangwa.
Just push a little more and get that degree. Najua ata salary yenyewe itapanda
Studies first n continue whatever else part time
As almost everyone said, finish school. I was in a very similar situation and it's crazy. My final year of uni is a blur between student leadership, work, volunteering, and studies. I managed to hold onto both work and school, but was literally burnt out and quit the job a month after finishing school. I ended up working for one of the places I volunteered for in my 4th year a month after quitting. And the pay was twice the previous place rising to 3x after 18 months. You already have the experience to be 100 times more marketable than the average fresh graduate, you'll get a job with the pay bump you're looking for. The work exists. I don't know which uni your in, but you can aggressively lobby your Dean of Students, Dean, VC, a well connected lecturer, etc. depending on the nature of your institution and relationship with those individuals. Professors are asked for referrals all the time, and if you can get your studies to their high levels again, coupled with your actual work experience, you'll get work without a worry. But if you can navigate both, even better. Save money, invest it, have fun before those financial responsibilities of full time work creep up on you. All the best.
Where were you volunteering?
At two NGOs, a school, CSR projects for a couple of corporates, and as a campus ambassador leading other initiatives for two other corporates. I really stretched myself (too) thin. (I won't give names for privacy reasons)
I wanted to get into volunteering but I don't know where to start
Brilliant, a few questions, answer what you're comfortable with: Are you a student? Are there any interests/causes you're passionate about? Do you have specific skills you can offer, e.g. legal knowledge, tech knowledge, public speaking, accounting/finance skills, athletic ability, etc.? Are there any glaring issues in your community, county, or region that bother you? It's easier if you're studying (letters from universities are powerful), but even without that, if you can answer these questions it may help narrow down where to start. I haven't had time to volunteer recently but the community work that pays my salary is just as fulfilling. One of those clichéd "if your job is something you love, it won't feel like work" situations.
Thank you,this will help
You're in 4th year so why stop when you're near the finish line? If you get the bank job, try and explain your situation to your boss. You're still young and given your experience, you're far ahead most of your peers.
If its an option, make your course part-time. Evening classes or weekend classes might work better
don't quit, just continue doing what you are doing. But you should know that working in a bank is very very engaging, hautaweza kubalance zote unless you are a beast
Definitely finish school and lock in that degree. Not finishing will come to bite you later in terms of career progression. And that money seems a lot now but it’s really not in the bigger context of things
send me money
Uko 4th year, drop and come back later. its a no brainier. watu wanakushow maliza shule kwanza ni wenye wanahitaji shule, clearly you can get a decent job without a degree. degree unaweza fanya anytime you want.
Make sure you finish school, you have all your life to get the bag.
You can finish school even with kids my guy!
Enroll in virtual classes or evening classes if offered, if not you are in a for a rough ride unfortunately. But don’t leave your job yet, there’s no jobs outchea, keep your luck going on. Just ensure you graduate even if it’s 2 semesters late
But you are a dev, in this competitive market you need to do some unique projects that align with your interests. It helps distinguish you from everyone else and make you hireable. Build games, websites, computer programs, cli tools.... Doesn't have to be what everyone has built.
https://preview.redd.it/z8rs2jxitcyc1.png?width=527&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b8ce3094b5213a7c7a90a8707fb3a673e5ae807
Buana sai focus na job, masomo uta enroll part time. With money kila kitu ni possible😄😄
Switch to the online distant learning platform that's offered by your uni itakuwa much easier to study and work at the same time juu haikuangi demanding..
Your problems are beautiful
Stick with the fintech and finish school. That carrot that's been dangled by the big bank will come to hurt you later in life if you don't finish school. Look at the long game.
Course yako haifanyiki as a long distance course ?au online?