In my last blog post, I discussed my confusion on what to do next in life. The post focused on whether I should continue my passion for education and pursue a master’s degree, or stick to finding a job in this grim market. While writing out my thoughts did help me understand the source of…

Back in 2020, I decided to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree in computer science when I reached a point in my finance career where each day felt dull, unexciting, and restrictive. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, life is simply too short to not follow your dreams, so I went for it. But before…

In 2020, I began my career switch journey when I finally accepted (after five years) that I wasn’t happy working in finance. I realized that life was too short to continue doing something 40+ hours a week that was affecting my mental, as well as physical, health. In addition, my life revolved around quarter-end, which…