It seems like every other person wants to transition into tech. Well, the same can be said for me. Now, the question is, how many of us will be successful (I am secretly hoping for everyone’s success because I know how difficult it is).
Career transition is difficult, but not just because you have to unlearn and re-learn things. That, in fact, is the easiest part!
For me, the journey is difficult because:
- I have 8+ years of experience in content writing, content marketing, and copywriting (let’s just say content).
- I have no formal education in tech. I know, you will say that it is not required but trust me on this. You are allowed to rebut this point if you are living in one of the first-world countries. Look a little farther, it’s brutal.
- Where I live, career transitions are not encouraged. You have to justify every step that you are taking. EVERY STEP! It is doable but it does burn unnecessary mental CPUs that I can easily invest in writing a code.
- Finding internships when you are in your late 20s is a nightmare. Again, doable but unnecessary friction.
- I can continue but let’s just stop and summarize.
I am enjoying this new world. Learning these programming languages feels organic perhaps because I am good at learning traditional languages. I am multilingual, by the way.
If we remove the unnecessary friction, doubts and questions, career transition is difficult. I believe that we should encourage it. Some of my friends are at the top of their prestigious careers. They are doctors, engineers, CAs but most of them are working on their side hustles. Good for them. But, they are not working on side hustles because they are chasing money. They are doing it because they cannot continue with their professions anymore. They were forced to follow a certain path when they were young and now that they have spent a decade following the same path, they are done with it.
Isn’t it a lose-lose situation for everyone? Let’s not make this entry a rant.
I just want to say that if you are changing your career path and you feel overwhelmed, I understand you. You are not alone, you are not wrong and you are definitely not the only one who cried for an entire week.
Let’s do it!
