I hope I'm not the only one feeling like this. Well, being without a job adds to that, but overall I don't have many connections to other software engineers.
I graduated with an art degree with a focus in web design/web development. None of my high school friends or college friends are software engineers. They don't even know of anyone who is or is hiring in a company (so even 2 degrees of separation is hard to find).
Everyone in my family works in blue collar jobs or service jobs. They don't have any strong connects in the tech world either. That goes the same for extended family, like my mom's cousin and their children.
The only way I can stay in touch with other software developers is to go to local meetups. And sometimes chatting/emailing with them, which I usually do when I'm at Starbucks (there's no internet at home).
Maybe it's due to living in Chicago that makes it a bit more difficult. Still, a software engineer that's not friends with any software engineers, kinda weird? Anyone else in the same spot?
I graduated with an art degree with a focus in web design/web development. None of my high school friends or college friends are software engineers. They don't even know of anyone who is or is hiring in a company (so even 2 degrees of separation is hard to find).
Everyone in my family works in blue collar jobs or service jobs. They don't have any strong connects in the tech world either. That goes the same for extended family, like my mom's cousin and their children.
The only way I can stay in touch with other software developers is to go to local meetups. And sometimes chatting/emailing with them, which I usually do when I'm at Starbucks (there's no internet at home).
Maybe it's due to living in Chicago that makes it a bit more difficult. Still, a software engineer that's not friends with any software engineers, kinda weird? Anyone else in the same spot?