Posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 22, 2003, at 8:54:09
In reply to Midlife Career Change, posted by Tabitha on January 22, 2003, at 4:01:52
> Hi there, has anyone made a complete career change in midlife? I'm 39 and contemplating a change from software engineer into ... something. I'm mainly looking at stuff I could transition into by getting a new master's degree.
-----------------I'm relatively close to that. At 30, after programming computers for 8 years, I'm quitting work to go back to school in the fall. I never really wanted to be a programmer to beign with, but it was my most useful skill 8 years ago, and now I'm regretting it a bit. More to the point, I don't think I really knew what I wanted to be doing back then, whereas now I'm more focused. It was also very clarifying to get out from under my depression long enough to realize that I might actually live beyond 35. It also feels like the first time since high school that that my mind is clear enough to handle the rigors of school.
I think it'll be exciting to be working toward something I enjoy, regardless of the abject poverty it'll cause me (or student loans. ugh.).
poster:Eddie Sylvano
thread:35659
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