I just left my job in software a month ago, and I'm super anxious. I canceled all of my interviews this morning because I didn't think I could give them my full focus; there's a lot going on in my in personal life. It feels irresponsible to step out. I know of one surefire way of providing for myself and my family: working in tech. Call it "lazy", call it "risk-averse", but learning a new way feels... indulgent, even un-serious. None of what you say sounds wrong, but I don't have a better metric of success than "I can pay for myself and my family, today/tomorrow/until I die." I need a better yardstick.
I just left my job in software a month ago, and I'm super anxious. I canceled all of my interviews this morning because I didn't think I could give them my full focus; there's a lot going on in my in personal life. It feels irresponsible to step out. I know of one surefire way of providing for myself and my family: working in tech. Call it "lazy", call it "risk-averse", but learning a new way feels... indulgent, even un-serious. None of what you say sounds wrong, but I don't have a better metric of success than "I can pay for myself and my family, today/tomorrow/until I die." I need a better yardstick.