I think it matters quite a bit as a quality-of-life factor. I changed careers pretty late in life and I couldn't have been happier in terms of satisfaction and being excited to come in to work. It was a pay-cut for me. Tech still pays very very well.
At the same time, you have to find what makes you tick. If you want to keep making lots of money, I believe you don't get a lot of do-overs when it comes to switching careers. If you simply don't care about money, then you can keep switching and starting again from a junior position and work up to a senior/IC type role. That gets sorta tough when you have a family/mortgage (yada yada). If you have the freedom to explore alternate paths then go for it. Be sure to build a few bridges before you leave your industry though!
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I think it matters quite a bit as a quality-of-life factor. I changed careers pretty late in life and I couldn't have been happier in terms of satisfaction and being excited to come in to work. It was a pay-cut for me. Tech still pays very very well.
At the same time, you have to find what makes you tick. If you want to keep making lots of money, I believe you don't get a lot of do-overs when it comes to switching careers. If you simply don't care about money, then you can keep switching and starting again from a junior position and work up to a senior/IC type role. That gets sorta tough when you have a family/mortgage (yada yada). If you have the freedom to explore alternate paths then go for it. Be sure to build a few bridges before you leave your industry though!