Now I was fortunate enough to have enough money (and a powerful social system) to be able to do it. I understand I am very lucky.
And data sciences are super cool when you come from computer sciences. I definitely feel I'm learning something totally new. Data sciences is very far away from computers when you think about it...
On my side, it'll mean start anew in an work environment I like, doing stuff where there's less customer management involved (so, for my personality, that means much less stress). I like customer relationship though, but not when it means: "tell the very unhappy customers that the crappy solution we sold them is the one they love (and explain that this budget overrun is under control)". I much prefer the relationship when it is : "ok customer, I think I understand your needs, let's imagine a solution together".
- month 1 : feeling lost
- month 2 : feeling totally lost
- month 3 : starting doing things for fun, with the culpability of not working
- month 4 : starting to get bored... Staying home alone starts to be boring (it means your health improve 'cos you start wanting to do something again)
- month 5 : realizing that I can't repeat the last 10 years of my life. Som things must change
- month 6 : my guts tell me "you should go back to school"
- month 7 : I understand that listening to my guts is the only meaningful thing I can do
- month 8 : ok, going back to school.