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The man supervising us said it was "3rd year apprentice s***"

One year per phase?

Then today (Saturday) I had to figure out why our home A/C wasn't working. I did end up succeeding in avoiding a service call, so that's good.
Can't say for sure which thing I did that fixed it, but at least it's fixed.

What all did you do? Quite often electronics can have their problem caused by a loose or dirty connection, so maybe you bumped a connection.

You might want to edit this:

I take that to mean web developer is safe in terms of morals, not in financial security. 

Firstly, you are correct, I was talking about computers being safe MORALLY for Catholics to get involved in.

Regarding the career itself -- Yes, it's not that I wouldn't recommend the career to any young person. Maybe they could have/build a good career. A young person with 1 or 2 years experience in one (relevant) area would be MUCH preferred by most employers, compared to me right now. I didn't say it makes sense, but that's how it works now.

But myself, with my lackluster, "broad but shallow", "all over the place" resume, with plenty of gaps, and no job lasting longer than 23 months, and my current age, I think I'm cooked as a software developer.

Also, I prioritized family, running a chapel, CathInfo, etc. for so many years, it's hard to complain that "I put my all into this career, and now it's not working".  I practically worked part-time as a freelancer from 2012 - 2017.

Looking back, software development as a career has served me to support my family -- but what I've done for the past few decades just isn't working anymore. There are probably multiple reasons for this.