When I graduated in CS with an M.Sc. I said to myself that I didn't see myself in a cubicle coding along all day. I'm also more outgoing than the average hacker so I wanted to work with people more than with machines. So I applied for all the "wrong" jobs. (My thesis was about usability so I applied for usability engineering positions, competing with psych graduates etc. while the industry was desparately looking for programmers with my background.)
It was good that I couldn't get the job I wanted, forcing me to take on a programming job. I became a project manager within three years and a product manager in a larger company within five years. I didn't program anymore at my day job during that time.
But I realized I did love programming so I started all kinds of side projects and kept up with technology even though it was not needed much for my job.
What I'm saying is, you may not have discovered it yet. Get a programming job and if you really do hate it, get promoted to some management position (it's often easier than you would suspect because most hackers don't want to do management). I know quite a few people who did that. They're doing a good job and they're happy not having to code anymore.
When I graduated in CS with an M.Sc. I said to myself that I didn't see myself in a cubicle coding along all day. I'm also more outgoing than the average hacker so I wanted to work with people more than with machines. So I applied for all the "wrong" jobs. (My thesis was about usability so I applied for usability engineering positions, competing with psych graduates etc. while the industry was desparately looking for programmers with my background.)
It was good that I couldn't get the job I wanted, forcing me to take on a programming job. I became a project manager within three years and a product manager in a larger company within five years. I didn't program anymore at my day job during that time.
But I realized I did love programming so I started all kinds of side projects and kept up with technology even though it was not needed much for my job.
What I'm saying is, you may not have discovered it yet. Get a programming job and if you really do hate it, get promoted to some management position (it's often easier than you would suspect because most hackers don't want to do management). I know quite a few people who did that. They're doing a good job and they're happy not having to code anymore.