Maybe I should get a teaching job this fall and then use summers to study for a career in software development.

I'll have to move to a state that doesn't require a master's degree since I never finished mine and I'm not interested in paying for it.

I don't trust covid to clear up by the fall of 2021. This could push my start date to fall of 2022 and my first study the summer 2023.

That's almost 2 more years in my job that I hate, but maybe if I have an exit strategy, I won't be so depressed.

The benefit of this plan is that it keeps me employed at all times so I never have to ask anyone else for help. I'll also have money to buy stuff for my classroom since schools don't have any money, especially the kind of school that's going to hire someone who hasn't been teaching for a decade.

The down side is that it's still not cool to be gay in school, and most of all I just never felt successful teaching. That's why I quit the first time.

Frankly I'm just not sure I can last that long in my current job. I'm already on the edge.

The bad thing about quitting my current job is that I'm going to go crazy studying on my own and burn through all my cash, and I actually do like having a place to go and something to do. My fellow employees are fun to be with.

I just wish I had something more interesting to do than write checks. And I would like to take vacations more frequently than once every 4-6 years.

Sorry everyone, I should just shut up. I'm waiting for someone who has done this all before to share some wisdom 🧙🏼‍♂️