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Discussion on: Career change to IT - things you wish you knew

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Matt Curcio

Hey M,
I was also in Biotech! I loved it but wanted a change... Then I taught for a while but teaching holds no respect in the US.

I felt that I was learning the right things and in the right amounts BUT when I talked to others I found (or felt) I lagged behind. I missed certain topics or ideas that I should have picked up. In other words, there are 'tests' to say 'Now you are good enough.' It is very amorphous. The criteria for learning a skill seemed vague at times. This left me wondering where to go at times.
Cheers

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mmiask

That's very true. Letting myself not know certain stuff made me much less stressed and in the long run - more productive. I focused at what needed to be done, and what I need to do/learn in order to do it instead of trying to learn all of the things at once.