Ask HN: Has anyone successfully started their career over in their 30s?
Quit grad school and spent my 20s at a chaotic startup where I learned nothing about how to intentionally build a business. I spent years running around like a headless chicken to satisfy sales-type execs who had no interest in leveling me up. I was a moron for staying on as long as I did.
I was eventually let go, and for the past few years have been doing on-and-off menial gig work. Feel like I’ve wasted my life. No marketable skills. Unimpressive résumé. No network. No mentor. No confidence. No motivation. And I’m in my mid-30s.
-Is there any hope for someone like me?
-Is there any reasonable path to starting over?
-Where do I even begin?
-Will tech co’s ever consider hiring someone like me?
I was eventually let go, and for the past few years have been doing on-and-off menial gig work. Feel like I’ve wasted my life. No marketable skills. Unimpressive résumé. No network. No mentor. No confidence. No motivation. And I’m in my mid-30s.
-Is there any hope for someone like me?
-Is there any reasonable path to starting over?
-Where do I even begin?
-Will tech co’s ever consider hiring someone like me?