careerIT Career Dilemma
#RI-69aa7bfe·3 months ago·
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“Pivoting to software engineering, ML engineering, or data engineering”
What Actually Happened
Felt stuck and falling behind technically, stressed by IT support responsibilities
What I wish I knew
"Learned more about software engineering fundamentals before building IT department"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Consider seeking mentorship and exploring career paths outside of IT support"
Regret Index
8/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
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career Category
2,635
career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.6/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
41%
of career decisions land in the severe band the same as this one.
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