Hi everyone! I’m hoping to get some career advice and maybe connect with people who have been in a similar situation.

I’m a Food Technology graduate \[26F\], but I currently work remotely in order fulfillment/customer operations for an international beverage distribution business. I’ve been in this role for 3 years.

Although my degree is in Food Tech, I haven’t had professional experience directly in the field yet. Most of my experience has been in operations, and I’m honestly at a point where I’m trying to figure out how to strategically build my career from here.

My current role involves handling multiple portfolios simultaneously, including order processing and fulfillment, B2B customer support, invoicing, inventory/shipping coordination, resolving shipment/warehouse issues, and coordinating with different teams.

My dilemma is that I don’t want to stay stagnant, but I’m also not sure which direction would make the most sense.

I’m currently considering two main paths:

1. Operations → Supply Chain / Logistics
   Build on the experience I already have and transition into supply chain, procurement, logistics, planning, or operations roles.

2. Operations → Food Technology
   Go back to my academic field and start from an entry-level position in Food Tech, QA/QC, R&D, food manufacturing, production, etc., even if that means starting over professionally.

My biggest concerns are the working conditions and compensation I’ve seen in many entry-level Food Tech opportunities in the Philippines:
• Relatively low starting pay
• Heavy workload / being potentially overworked
• Mostly onsite positions
• Some roles requiring 6 days a week
• Shifting schedules

That’s honestly what makes me hesitant about going back to Food Tech. I’m willing to start from the bottom if it’s strategically worthwhile, but I also don’t want to throw away the experience I’ve already built.

For those working in Supply Chain, Logistics, Food Manufacturing, Food Technology, QA/QC, R&D, Operations, or similar fields:

• If you were in my position, which direction would you take? • Would you continue building on the operations experience, go back to Food Tech, or find a way to combine both?
• Could my Food Tech background + operations experience be combined into a niche career?
• Would my current order fulfillment experience be useful for transitioning into Supply Chain/Logistics?
• What skills or certifications should I prioritize?
• Are there specific roles I should be applying for now?
• If you successfully transitioned careers, how did you do it?

And if anyone here works in these fields, I’d genuinely love to network and hear about your experience. I’d really appreciate advice from people who have actually gone through these career paths.

If you're comfortable sharing your experience or connecting, feel free to comment or DM me. Thank you! 🙏

Hello. I just recently resigned from my previous work and employer coz I was hired to another company but apparently it's for a night shift achedule. The night differential was not mentioned to me during the process and I relly thought that I will be working on a morning shift.

I have hypertension and already on a maintenance -- I got my FTW and yes, the salary is good and even the benefits -- but my health is my priority. Anyone else who manage to transition on this? What did you do?

I’m 42 F, divorced, and raising two kids under 10. I divorced five years ago and have about 95% custody, so most of the parenting and day-to-day responsibility is on me.
I live in Silicon Valley.
My background is a little all over the place, which is part of why I’m having trouble figuring out what to do next.
I have two university degrees from my home country in Europe: a law degree and a degree in international studies/languages. Before moving to the U.S., I worked in law.
After coming to the U.S., I moved into tech and worked in software quality assurance. That was about 10 years ago. Eventually I left tech and switched to real estate in 2019.
For a while, I thought I had found my new career. But for almost a year now, real estate has brought me very little income despite continuing to try. At this point, I’m exhausted.
Going back to QA doesn’t feel very realistic either. The industry has changed enormously, and the job market here is brutal.
So I’m sitting here at 42 wondering: What do I do next?
I need to make money, obviously. But I also want to build a life that I actually enjoy. I don’t want to spend the next 20 years desperately jumping from one thing to another just trying to survive.
The stress and uncertainty have also taken a toll on me. I’ve had recurring episodes of depression. I’m still high-functioning—I take care of my kids, handle my responsibilities, and keep going—but underneath it, I know I’m struggling.
And right now, I don’t have a clear vision of who I want to become next.
I wonder if there is some way to put all these seemingly disconnected pieces together: law, tech, real estate, languages/international studies, and years of dealing with people and complicated situations.
Maybe I need another career change. Maybe I need to go back to school. Maybe there is a completely different direction that I haven’t considered. We can move to a different state. Kids father doesn’t mind at all.
I would especially love to hear from women, immigrants, single parents, or anyone who rebuilt their career in their 40s.
If you were in my position—with two young kids, almost full custody, living in an extremely expensive area, and this somewhat unusual professional background—what paths would you seriously consider?
I’m not looking for “just believe in yourself.” I’d really appreciate practical ideas, specific careers I might not be thinking about, and stories from people who have actually rebuilt.
I feel like there has to be a brighter chapter after this one. I just can’t quite see what it looks like yet.

Dilemma is that my career path has been nonlinear and it seems like the ATS software doesn’t know what to do with me. I can’t land interviews to save my life. Starting to feel hopeless. There is no relationship between my experience, intelligence, work ethic, capability… and my ability to access a job interview.

I 38 and willing to invest in school/training.

Recent Roles:

• operations manager
• executive director
• small business consultant
• academic program coordinator
• volunteer and program coordinator

Issues I’ve run into when applying:

• recently interviewed for an entry-level framing apprentice and they told me I was way too over qualified
• recently interviewed for an ED role I was squarely qualified for and very excited about, and of course there were two other applicants with more experience than I have
• recently applied for a job I could do with my eyes closed, and a friend who worked in the office said that they thought I could do the job but that it would be just that, just a job to me

Constraints:
- live on a rural, small island so there are very limited in person job opportunities here.
- this also means that more predictable tracks like going to school for nursing are less available unless I move away from my family for the duration of my training. Might need to but if there is anything to explore before displacing my family, that would be ideal.

Things I’d enjoy:

• Would enjoy speaking multiple languages - English, Spanish, French
• Want to work with creative, curious, passionate people
• Want to be building something I can care about - that ideally positively impacts people and/or the planet
• Teaching
• Visualizing systems and improving them

Things I care about and would be happy to pour my energy into:

• farming and food systems
• language education
• travel
• medical advocacy and access
• building with my own two hands - literally, as in carpentry and construction
• supporting small businesses to thrive
• health and wellness
• domestically made clothing
• animal welfare
• the arts
• education
• anything that is real and not some weird, self-fulfilling greed bubble

I’ve been In tech for about four years and my current role is as a solo tech (desktop/help desk support and junior system administrator). I don’t enjoy IT because I feel like it was forced upon me when I was younger and I kept reinforcing it because “I’m ok at it.” I know what I need to do to move up to higher level roles (getting certifications, degree and doing projects) but I don’t have the drive for it because I just don’t care enough.

I want to make a career change but before I jump ship and leave all this behind, am I being unreasonable? Should I suck it up and push through it or should I abandon IT and start fresh with someone that might make me happier?

Hello all, as title says looking for some advice on where to pivot my career. I’ve been working in marketing PM for about 8 years, through different agencies.

Life circumstances had me moving around a lot, so I haven’t been able to stay anywhere more than 2 years. And in the last 2 years I haven’t been able to keep a job because I’ve been trying to find one that pays the bills, including multiple underemployment jobs instead of a career one in PM or marketing.

I’m in a job with a better salary, but the half remote staff is starting to eat into my mental health when it feels like the only calls or messages I get even though I put the full effort in, I keep expecting to be corrected or told I’m wrong.

This job also has a client facing element, which I’m realizing couple with my home stressors is not what I want in my day to day. I’m trying to think if I can use all this capability, resource management, attention to detail, reviewing/QA, process improvement, team support

If anyone has suggestions of where best to utilize these skills I’d appreciate the input. I have a BA in communication, no formal licenses or additional credentials

I'm a burned out tech worker and want to leave my career.

I’ve been in IT for a little over 9 years and I’m sick of it by now. 5 years in help desk/infrastructure and 4 years in Cybersecurity. I’m tired of having to study for certs and learn new technologies just for stuff to be useless within 2 years. Unlike many of the people I work with, I do not think working with computers is fun and I don’t want to spend my spare time building things on the cloud or writing scripts for stuff I don’t care about. I definitely do not want to spend my money on home lab equipment and I don’t want junk all over my apartment. I’m also tired of not getting paid fairly for the effort I’ve put in and then seeing people I know who work sales jobs make 2-3 times what I make just from “talking to people” and going to events where they drink, eat and mingle because thats “where you build relationships”. How can I possibly use my current skillset to switch careers into something like that? I don’t care about not loving what I do for work as long as I can make enough to enjoy my life outside of it.

Please read this whole post first before you comment.

Me and my girlfriend have been together for 5 years now and I’m the breadwinner of the household. Before becoming a registered nurse I was working as a paramedic and I’ve always been the one to make the money for us which at the earlier years I was fine with because we were younger and I figured it would eventually all pan out.

I went back to school and became a registered nurse. Making now 85k annually a year from 55k annually a year. Keep in mind prior to me going to school I’ve been contributing 15% to my 401k, $625 a month to my Roth IRA and $366 a month to the HSA so I can retire hopefully in my late 50s are at least be partially retired.

My girlfriend has always been working “dead end” jobs. She is working as a receptionist with no benefits and no retirement plan making $15 an hour. I want to say that we have zero debt and both our cars are paid off and we are not “struggling” because we do not have any kids. If we had kids then I’m sure that would dramatically change the equation.

I want to say that I love my girlfriend and enjoy time with her. We have very similar interests and we ultimately get along well. She cares a lot about my family and she cares a lot about my stress because I work in the medical field.

Deep down I can’t stop thinking about if she just made 50k-70k a year how much that would dramatically change our finances and our goals of one day owning a home because right now it’s hard to think about one day owning a home if we rely heavily on my salary. Before I met her as well I had dreams of wanting to live on the pacific west coast but in the state we are currently in, we are comfortable but I hate living in this state. I hate the weather here and the seasons. My dream has always been to want to live in the pacific west coast but I also understand how expensive it is to live there and I realistically know I can’t contribute to my retirement like I am and also live in a high cost of living area in the pacific west coast if we rely just on my salary and my gf doesn’t truly have a career job.

She has some college classes knocked out and did try to go to dental hygienist school but was denied three times and you can only apply once a year. Yes, she applied to multiple schools as well. Deep down I know she is trying and I never brought any of this up to her but deep down I don’t think her income will ever increase and that causes me some sadness because all I think about is how we can decorate our apartment or future home, contribute more to the retirement, save more money, etc… if she just made a little more. We can go from saving $500-1k a month to saving 3-4k a month. We can live in the pacific west coast which would bring me more happiness along with her.

I’m saying all this because I know reading this you are thinking this is all about me but she feels the same way in the wants to make more money and move but knows we can’t right now. We are also getting older and feeling like we are running out of time because chronic diseases start to kick in.

I want to make it clear that I love my girlfriend and she treats me well but I don’t know if it’s society and the standards of society that is making me feel this way. I don’t know if it’s the stress of the job making me feel this way. I don’t know if it’s seeing other couples similar to us making more money and I get jealous. I don’t know if it’s social media. It very well could be a combination of all this.

I just know also just because the grass looks greener on the other side doesn’t mean it actually is greener.

Sometimes I just feel like I’m doing a lot and I’m keeping her with me but I’m denying myself at the same time even though I want to be with her.

Am I a bad person? Are these thoughts valid? Is it social media and society making me feel this way?

So ive been working as a therapist working with individuals and couples for the last 10 years, and ive realised how much of an impact its had on my life. I dont know how to have fun or let go anymore and have become very boring and rigid.

It takes its toll on my body but also on my head, having to focus and actively listen to people's issues hour after hour a few days a week. I really liked it at the start but now im sure I want to get away from it.

The issue now also is ive gotten used to the money and being my own boss......but i know deep down im over it and its time to leave. I probably should have gotten out a couple of years ago.

I have no idea how or what to do next thats the scary part, but i dont want the fear to keep me stuck. Has anyone else managed to get out of the psychotherapy field and into something else? If I had the money id take a year out and not work to decide but its not an option. Im in my 50s.

I'll be 40 in october, right now I'm an operations manager for an LTL Trucking company. Salary, paid at 40 hours a week, but I work about 70. I realized today that there has to be more to life than work and sleep, I desperately want to get in shape, find activities to do to enjoy my life, and possibly find someone to date and marry. Has it worked for anyone? Without taking a substantial pay cut?

I started out in nursing school, quit, then several years later found myself in IATSE doing work on film sets with lighting and electrical. I like it but now the industry is drying out to basically death.

I feel the need to change careers for stability but Idk how or to what. I know you're going to suggest going back to nursing but i'm not sure I was good at it back then and getting through school is going to be tough, i never felt like I was a good student.

I only have a gen ed associates

Has anyone else transitioned from a film career into something more stable with good money?

I am 30yr old chemist who is in his first year of the phd. I love doing research, a lot. So much, that i dont see myself doing anythint else than researching and giving lectures. Academia is good, but it is a cruel field and very cold to how you feel. Here in brazil, the main way to work in the academia is through the public universities. And its pretty tough.

I have 9 papers published, and working on another 3. However, since June i feel mentally destroyed. I am exhausted. Sometimes i dont even want to get up. I hate this because i love my wife, but i can become distant for a whole week sometimes.

I work with machine learning, so idk if it was me or mu anxiety, but i thought about having a plan b. Because i feel old and i need money.

I thought about studying programming and, it nothing works out, move completly to become a developer. I think i’d be miserable and see myself as a failure forever. But i need to have money. Is it possible to do my PHD well, while building knowledte to become a developer?

29M living in the UK.

I was a data analyst for 5 years and then moved to London to work as an automation developer for 2 years. I hated pushing numbers around spreadsheets all day so I left it all behind to travel the world volunteering.

I've travelled for almost 2 years now and am ready to start a career again. I would like to move back to London as it has a lot of opportunities and I have friends there. Would you have any advice with these factors in mind:

I worked for a summer at a holiday park and loved operating the sounds and lighting for the stage shows -is there any apprenticeship where I can become trained to do this full time? Or in general any kind of apprenticeships doing behind the scenes work in the entertainment industry?

I love being outside in nature and am happy to do physical work (e.g. something like an apprenticeship to become an arborist)

I have a degree in psychology and would be happy to do a role that is people-focused (e.g. some kind of mental health work)

I would be open to doing office work if it was in a realm that aligned with my interests, just not soul-sucking numbers on spreadsheets all day!

Looking for a new career path, cause I’ve been working retail jobs for like 7 years now. I make like $40,000 a year so it’s not terrible but I don’t wanna climb the corporate ladder, as that’s the only way to make more money than I am now (and because from the amount of corporate people I’ve been able to get to know over this whole time, it’s complete hell).

I’ve flunked out of university basically, and got dropped from community college a couple years ago because of a mix up when the school had a major change in their staffing.

I’m looking to go back to community college to at least get an associates degree, and then see where I wanna go from there.

But, I have no fucking idea what career paths I can take that pay better than my current job, and that I can stomach doing for the next few decades. I know finding a job that you legit enjoy, that also pays well, is like impossible so I’m not expecting that. I just want a career where I can wake up each day, and not think “great another fucking day of work”.

And if it’s possible, not have to deal with a bunch of people or management breathing down my neck all day every day (which I know, similar to finding a well paying job that you love, is basically impossible).

I can’t figure out what valuable skills I can acquire, that I can actually comprehend and understand. I hate computers and looking at screens all day, it makes my mind go blank. And for some reason I was cursed with being dyslexic specifically when it comes to computer coding and programming. And any other technical related computer stuff.

Any advice from people who have been in similar shoes and found a career that’s decent?

Hey all, I’m committed to making a shift from a marketing career to a medical one and am trying to figure out the best way to calculate opportunity cost of completing pre-reqs and working ahead of applying to physician assistant programs.

It seems straightforward enough — take my current salary, multiply that by the number of years of school before I’m able to practice medicine full time.

So, let’s say I’m making 50k and it’ll take 4.5 years before I’m certified. The strict financial opportunity cost would be 225k, plus cost of prereqs/PA school? Am I missing anything?

I posted in another sub, but wanted to ask here as well.

So I’ve been in retail management for a small business of 15 people with 7 service trucks for about 5 years now. It’s good money. High 70k range on average. BUT, there is no upward mobility, benefits, 401k, bonuses. It’s a good job, don’t get me wrong, but it doesn’t feel like a career. It’s just the standard 9-5. Nothing wrong with that by any means. I just feel like the ceiling has been hit in my position.

I started but stopped a supply chain management degree about 10 years ago and dropped it. Now I’m wanting to go back for my bachelor degree in Operations and Supply Chain Management. With the idea to get a masters degree later on.

The main question is, would it be worth leaving this secure job with no benefits or upward mobility but has good money, for a better future with opportunity and benefits? I know that question will sound crazy to a lot. But I just don’t like feeling like I’m stuck. We are a small business with limited growth that’s even possible.

Please let me know what you think and if this is a viable career swap at probably 31-32 by the time I finish my degree and swap careers. I’m looking to lean into Aerospace/Defense or Pharmaceuticals. Thanks!

I’m employed but I have been working in the beer industry since 2013 and feel like I’m struggling to move up or laterally. I’m a shift brewer so I deal with brewing the actual beer and cleaning and transferring of beer. I recently have been passed up twice for a promotion to lead brewer (which is a management role) and it’s now making me think is my time done with the industry?

I have a hard time figuring out what I should do next, and unfortunately to get a pay raise in my field comes down to changing places. With what I currently make in my position is max salary.

I have a desire to do more creative work within my industry i.e. photo and video work. I’ve done that kind of work in the past for the current place I’m at and others, but they usually end up hiring an outside person.

I don’t know if anyone has any advice, insight, words of wisdom, etc. but I’d like to hear what are my options. Feel free to ask questions and I’ll get back as soon as I can.

I’m a 32-year-old with 8+ years of experience in retail/operations management, and I’m really trying to figure out how to transition out of retail.
A lot of my experience has been in management roles where I’ve handled things like hiring and onboarding, employee training, scheduling, employee relations, inventory/operations, performance management, recordkeeping, and dealing with day-to-day problems in a fast-paced environment.
The problem is that I’m getting pretty burned out on retail and don’t want to spend the rest of my career managing stores. At the same time, I’m worried that my experience is too specialized and that employers will only see me as a “retail manager.”
I’ve been trying to figure out what careers might be a good transition based on the skills I already have. Human Resources is one path I’ve been considering, particularly HR Coordinator/HR Generalist-type roles, since I’ve already done quite a bit of hiring, onboarding, training and employee relations.
For anyone who has made a similar transition:
• What careers did you move into from retail/operations management?
• What skills or experience did you find most transferable?
• Are there any fields I should be looking at that I might not have considered?
• For those who moved into HR, how difficult was it to get that first HR job without having a traditional HR background?
• Did you get a certification (aPHR, SHRM-CP, etc.), and was it actually helpful?
• How much of a pay cut should I realistically expect when making the transition?
I’m currently making around $60k, so I’m willing to take a step back if necessary to get out of retail, but I’d ideally like to avoid taking a huge pay cut if there are ways to leverage my existing management experience.
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who was in the same boat.

I am a sales and marketing coordinator for a destination marketing organization in Georgia. I make around 55k. It’s honestly the best job I’ve ever had. I have my own office, flexibility with leave, (I was able to take a long maternity leave) staff retreats, etc. BUT I’ve found myself kind of depressed in this position.

to give background: I graduated with a degree in organizational communications in 2015. Unfortunately i didn’t utilize my college experience fully so I worked all kinds of jobs. I worked in call centers, offices, waitressing jobs, hotels, etc. Or always an entry level position. Being in my 30s, I figured I would be further along than a 55k salary. But unfortunately I’ve never been given the chance for growth. In my current job, I’ve even presented an internal job proposal that got politely shut down. And unfortunately im at a job where people stay for 30 years with no big growth. I’m wondering should I go back to school and get my mba, just stick it out longer, or make a plan to pivot?

Hello! I'm 35M, no college degree, looking for some advice regarding my current situation. I started with my current employer 4 years ago, working in order picking and material handling. I took to this like a fish to water; it was the first job I had that I really enjoyed working in, and I really excelled. After a couple years of this, I was offered a promotion within my department that moved me out of material handling and into a logistics/planning role. At the time, I was excited, expecting my new role to cover similar work from a different perspective, but to be exceedingly frank: I hate it! My performance reviews are still quite good but I've found myself regularly feeling stressed to the gills and burnt out, which has obviously had a deleterious effect on my mental health.

There are exacerbating factors making this worse, like a disastrous ERP rollout that put us in a hole that we never really recovered from - it just created a new normal that is us just constantly being behind on everything. But honestly, even putting aside these internal stressors, I do not think I'm a very good match for a role like this.

A significant chunk of my day involves replying to emails from a million different sources, which runs the gamut from answering routine questions, to having to drop everything I'm doing for some immediate, high priority request (this is its own problem), to having to advise other teams on how to do their own jobs. This is something I struggle with a lot since I'm both pretty introverted and on the spectrum. I'm able to mask for this, but it's exhausting and I'm honestly not very good at it, I always make sure to be kind but I for sure regularly come off as at least a little odd and definitely robotic.

Going back to the aforementioned issue of having to drop everything for priority requests, my problem with this is twofold. Of course, when everything is seemingly the hottest, highest priority item all the time, it dilutes the actual importance of items that are proper emergencies. The other problem is more personal: I struggle a lot with juggling responsibilities and regularly having circumstances change on the fly. The routine of my initial role in order picking was an enormous part of why I enjoyed it so much; what would be mind-numbing, dull, and/or boring to a lot of people was super therapeutic to me, not least of all because I could just spend all day listening to podcasts or music while I worked.

My apologies if this has been a disorganized word salad or seemed like me just whining about how I hate my job - I promise, it's not intended! I'm just trying to be specific about my current complaints to make it as clear as possible what I'm looking for in a job. What could I look for that would be appropriate for someone in need of structure, routine, and preferably not a ton of human interaction? Being remote/hybrid compatible would also be a huge plus but not strictly required.

I’m 30 and I’m working in Child Welfare as a case manager. I’ve been doing this for the past 3 years and started 4 months after graduating with my BA in Psychology. Before that it was all grocery stores, food service, and package handling for FedEx and Amazon.

This week I’m getting my first paycheck without over time this entire year because I had to take time off for appointments. I typically bring home 500-800 above my base pay every 2 weeks. To say I’m burned out from the job is an under statement.

The thing is I don’t even know where to start looking. I’m not sure what I would want to do, but whatever it is has to be cool with all of my piercings and preferably the colored hair. (I have 8 piercings on my face, stretched lobes, and 4 other ear piercings.

If anyone has any advice or guidance for me that would be greatly appreciated.

I need to get this off my chest because I feel like I'm losing my mind.

I’m 22. I’ve been in shipping/liner sales for 4 years (started at 18 as an assistant, clawed my way up to Senior Sales Executive at a major carrier here in Dubai). On paper, I manage 70+ active corporate accounts. In reality, I’m running around the UAE in 50°C heat doing cold visits, chasing arbitrary targets, and dealing with high-stress operational escalations.

I take home a flat 9,000 AED. No commissions. No housing allowance. No transport. Just 9k.

I’m not just tired of sales,I’m tired of being exploited for a job I don't even enjoy. I hate the targets, I hate the cold calls, I hate the client visits.

What I actually love is logic, technical puzzles, figuring out why systems are broken, and fixing operational workflows. I have high EQ and I'm good with people, but I want to help them behind the scenes, not sell to them. I lose track of time when I'm deep in data reconciliation or solving a process bottleneck. I’m currently looking at Salesforce Admin as a possible escape hatch—desk work, WFH potential, no hunting.

Also, I have a strict non-compete. I cannot work for any other shipping line, freight forwarder, or 2PL/3PL. So I HAVE to leave the industry entirely.

My questions for you:

1. Am I delusional for thinking I can pivot to a 10k-12k desk job (Ops Analyst, Salesforce Admin, Systems Coordinator) immediately? I literally just need to match my 9k to survive while I skill up.

2. Is Salesforce Admin actually viable in Dubai, or is the market saturated with people who have 10 years of experience?

3. If I get my Salesforce Admin cert (or another cert), what is the REALISTIC starting salary here for a junior with zero direct tech experience but 4 years of operational business knowledge?

4. How do I rewrite my CV so recruiters stop seeing "Sales" and start seeing "Operations Systems Analyst"? I want to delete the word "Sales" entirely.

5. What other desk-based, analytical roles pay 12k-15k within 12 months that aren't compliance/legal (I hate reading policy and writing long emails)?

I'm willing to take a bridge role at 10k just to get out. I'm 22, I have my BBA finished, and I can grind certifications after work. Give me a clear, step-by-step path. Be brutally honest whether if I'm cooked, tell me. If I have a shot, tell me exactly how to take it.

I have been in the construction industry as a superintendent for 6 years now and frankly I am burnt out. Working weekends is a killer and I feel like I am missing out on time with friends and family. Anyone have any advice on industries that a background as a superintendent is good for? I have a BA to add.

As the title says I'm 29 and have been working concrete the majority of my career with a few years of manufacturing in there. I've always been interested in computers and grew up tinkering around with hardware and a bit of coding when I was younger. I've applied to entry-level roles with cover letters explaining I have some knowledge of this type of thing but it's hard when I don't have real job experience in the field. Now as I'm getting older I'm regretting not going to school right out of high school for something I had a passion for and I think the time is now to finally do it. My question is would I be better off going to my local community college for an associates in network systems, trying to get an entry-level role during school and then go for a bachelors. Or just do the bachelors right out of the gate. My area also has a trade school with a 2 year "IT Specialist" program but I don't believe I can transfer those credits if I do decide to get a bachelors in the future. Thanks!