career changeSwitch to Software Engineering
#RI-6a0e8eda·5 months ago·
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“Pursue online CS master's for defence SWE roles”
What Actually Happened
I'll be switching careers from aviation management to software engineering
What I wish I knew
"I should've started learning CS fundamentals earlier"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Research and network within the defence SWE industry"
Regret Index
6/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
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career change Category
300
career change decisions logged. Avg regret 4.8/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
13%
of career change decisions land in the regret band the same as this one.
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