Stage 3 · Lesson 2 of 6
Keeping income while you switch
For most people, the safest switch keeps some income. That could be your current job, part-time work, in your old field, or a tech-adjacent job (a non-engineering role near tech, such as support). is slower.
But it removes the money pressure that pushes people into expensive courses, rushed decisions and bad first offers. It also keeps doors open, such as an at your current employer. If you do reduce hours or stop working, wait until you have done at least three months of steady study. By then you know you can keep the pace.
Common trapquitting to "go all in" on motivation alone, then discovering the study habit, the savings or the market was not what you expected.
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