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I'm 47 and strongly considering jumping from marketing to front-end dev. I have experience with development so I'm not starting from scratch, but I'm definitely

• beebeepka 5y ago
  I started at 31 or about a decade ago. Never managed to get past a single 20 something with the power to hire people. Not a single time. On the bright side, I never had to deal with the environment that breeds such young know it alls. These places usually pay very little and simply inflate positions. Trust me, as an old geezer, you don't want to be on a team of 21 olds. Especially if some of them will have power over you
  • krumpet 5y ago
    Appreciate the comment. I'm definitely not chasing startups full of youngsters. I'm way, way beyond having any desire to work for FAANG type companies. I just want to write code and get out of marketing (which has been good to me, but never my passion). I recognize I'm taking a risk making this switch, but I also can't see myself sticking with marketing much longer.
    • beebeepka 5y ago
      If you can safely afford to give it a proper try, and really want to, then go for it. I don't miss working for marketing one bit. Programming is so empowering