Navigating Career Transitions - Stop Second Guessing...
summary
Career pivot advice that names the concrete moves and outcomes: enroll in a bootcamp or Thinkful Engineering Flex program while keeping a day job, spend months networking and taking free classes, mentor to test management work, then give a 9‑month long goodbye before leaving. The change repeatedly trades burnout for higher pay and clearer ladders — one example doubled salary — and uses meetups, Slack/Discord communities, conference scholarships, and incremental experiments to validate the shift.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Career transitions intro
- 1:52Why career pivots matter
- 6:09Stop second-guessing
- 9:22Small steps before big changes
- 12:15In-field career pivot example
- 14:02Type-of-work pivot example
- 17:39Handling guilt in transitions
- 18:01Major pivot to software engineering
- 21:56Testing new directions
- 23:21Tips for feeling better at work
- 25:48Final advice and call to action
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