There is a guy we were at the uni together. He is one year older(33). We were not close but we used to help each other comparing notes etc. We commiserated over not liking computer science and we should have studied something else. He wanted to study marketing which makes sense given that he was an extreme extrovert, a party animal and a hustler. Eventually he put in the work and finished the uni with a lot of delay.
He managed to find a job in IT. Colleagues used to joke around that he is the person for all the jobs, from a coder to an AI specialist to a HR specialist to a sales specialist etc etc. He was known that he is a hustler and he didn't actually do something hands-on despite having a hands-on position lol. He quickly jumped from a coding role to a more managerial role until he found a job as an account manager(sales person in IT) at a small company here in Athens. He changed many companies and he did a lot of public speaking events. He is a natural hustler so I assume he enjoyed all these things.
Nobody I knew took him very seriously. He was/is ambitious however. He got an online master's degree from the University of Bath in England (although the first time he visited England was only for the graduation ceremony which I find it funny) whilst working.
Very recently he found a job as an account manager at the European Commission in Belgium. I reckon he gets 100K+. Now, although money is pretty good, it's not about money, it's the potential you have on this position. An account manager for the European Commission is a key position. Huge customers, lot's of money, lot's of million dollar deals (and the under the table deals as well), influence and power.
That was quite a jump from his previous job. People joked about him, now he is joking about them. Never underestimate ambitious people. Even without a talent ambition alone is enough to go very far. He was from the country side without anyone to help him so I am pretty sure he is not the type to stop there and just enjoy his money. I wouldn't be surprised if 20 years from now he is a prominent member of the European Commission with a lot of influence.