I personally know multiple people that transitioned into IT well into their 30s, from a variety of professional backgrounds.
They might not be employed at a FAANG making 500k a year, but they make enough money to live comfortably. Certainly above average for the rest of the population.
Easy? I don't like to undervalue other people's achievements, so I wouldn't call it easy. They certainly put their fair share of elbow grease into it. But it was not an unreasonable, insurmountable difficulty.
Now this seems like a fair assessment I can agree with.
I do want to add that in my 30s I'm seeing my mental abilities diminish pretty rapidly, so I don't know how long I can keep doing this. I've also seen people switch to other careers as they get old because they can't handle it anymore. So it seems to go both ways.
FWIW - I'm 55 and still going strong after 40 years in tech...
You sure you're not just burned out ? I go thru phases every 5-10 years where I don't even want to look at a computer :-P
I personally know multiple people that transitioned into IT well into their 30s, from a variety of professional backgrounds.
They might not be employed at a FAANG making 500k a year, but they make enough money to live comfortably. Certainly above average for the rest of the population.
Easy? I don't like to undervalue other people's achievements, so I wouldn't call it easy. They certainly put their fair share of elbow grease into it. But it was not an unreasonable, insurmountable difficulty.