I’m a 3rd year BTech CSE student, and I feel completely stuck right now.
I chose computer science because I genuinely liked coding at first. But now, after seeing the current job market and how fast AI is evolving, I feel overwhelmed. It looks like in this field you have to constantly keep upgrading your skills just to stay relevant.
The problem is—I don’t want that kind of life.
I don’t enjoy studying all the time. The idea of working a full-time job and then coming home to keep studying just to not fall behind… I honestly hate that. I want a stable job with a decent salary where I can have a life outside work, not something that constantly demands more and more from me.
At the same time, I can’t just leave my degree. My family has already spent 3 years of fees, and there’s pressure to finish it. Switching paths isn’t really an option financially. Government jobs also don’t seem realistic for me because I don’t have the time or patience to prepare for them.
So I feel trapped:
I don’t want the “always upskill or become irrelevant” life
I can’t leave my degree
I don’t have a clear alternative path
I’m not aiming for a super high-paying job. I just want something stable, permanent, and not mentally exhausting where I can maintain a decent personal life.
Has anyone else felt like this or been in a similar situation? What did you do?
Any advice would really help.