Not a fan of consulting.. too late to pivot into tech as a SWE (via bootcamp or masters)?

27M 5YOE $175k Base

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At 33 I wish I had done it at 27

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Realized that the sustained energy, effort and motivation it requires didn’t exist in me

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Do the masters in CS

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Not too late but you will get down leveled

Doesn’t matter if you’re really good. You’d hopefully be in tech leadership roles by then anyways

It’s never too late, as long as you’re ready to put in the work to get what you want. Good luck!

Not too late. Why SWE though?

Stable job, WLB, and solid comp. Flexibility to work in any industry / remote

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