Ask HN: Any advice from developers who started their careers later in life?
I finally got my first web developer role this year, at the age of 33.
I now spend my days feeling overwhelmed and struggling to keep up with my team, feeling like I annoy everyone else (who are all about 10 years younger than me) with my constant questions. I'm starting to think the team would be more productive without me, given the slow pace of my work and the amount of help I need.
I find myself filled with regret that I didn't start this career earlier, and beginning to wonder whether I'll ever be any good at it. I think this anxiety is becoming a problem in itself - I feel exhausted, struggle to concentrate and find myself procrastinating even when I have lots of work to do. I'd seriously consider quitting if I had anywhere else to go.
Have any HN-ers experienced this and got through it? I could really do with hearing some positive stories from anyone who came to the career later in life or from an unconventional background.
I find myself filled with regret that I didn't start this career earlier, and beginning to wonder whether I'll ever be any good at it. I think this anxiety is becoming a problem in itself - I feel exhausted, struggle to concentrate and find myself procrastinating even when I have lots of work to do. I'd seriously consider quitting if I had anywhere else to go.
Have any HN-ers experienced this and got through it? I could really do with hearing some positive stories from anyone who came to the career later in life or from an unconventional background.