Career change & baby on the way
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tl;dr 25 years old, married 3+ years, baby on way and made redundant at career-type job. Going for worker retraining at local community college. Any advice?
Hi /adv/, like the tl;dr says I'm at a crossroads for my life.
My wife and I have been married for 3 years and together for 6. We recently found out we're expecting our first. At 25 this seems like a good time, however I recently lost my management position and all the benefits that went with it. Instead of taking unemployment I took a part time job at night. Knowing that this isn't a career I went to the local community college and found out that I'm eligible for paid worker retraining. They have a Cybersecurity 2 year course I would be able to take for basically free. Knowing that is a good field now and in the near future I plan on taking that course.
What should I expect from a Cybersecurity course? What about being a new father working part time and going to college full time? I am nervous but it's exciting to be growing.
Pic unrelated, I'm in WA though.
>>17335968
Married at 22? You dumb motherfucker.
>>17335974
>t. I've literally never seen a vagina
>>17335968
so have you looked at management positions elsewhere?
does your wife have a higher earning potential?
do you own a house?
>>17336019
>so have you looked at management positions elsewhere?
I have but in my town it's pretty limited. I'm keeping my eyes open. Here, working for the City, a mill, or a logging company are your common top-tier jobs outside of owning a business. On the other hand its very cheap and more or less very friendly.
>does your wife have a higher earning potential?
She does not. I've always been the breadwinner in the relationship but she can hold a job and typically does really well
>do you own a house?
No but I'd love to. It's one of our goals in the near future.
>>17335974
Thanks for the advice
Back OT, my management experience was in hospitality, mostly for hotel operations and a little bit of bar/restaurant management. As much as I liked it I wanted to try a career change anyway and since I was given a mostly free education option I figured we could buckle down and struggle for 2 years to get something good in Cybersecurity.
