While home on Christmas break, I started to reevaluate my career as a Software Engineer working in Seattle. Do I really enjoy writing software? How much longer can I write code? If Cisco continues its strong growth, can I retire in my forties? If so, what will I do afterwards?
At this point in my life, my passion is flying, not writing software. If I were to decide to change careers right now, I could be working for a small airline in two or three years. I have enough money in stocks right now to move to Florida or Arizona and enroll in a full-time aviation program. ComAir, for example, has programs that teach you everything you need to know and guarantee an interview at the end of your training.
Changing careers is not an easy decision. There are a lot of financial issues to consider. I would be giving up a very generous salary. It would probably take two years of flying to earn what I make in one year as a software developer. That is not taking into account the money lost from not participating in a stock purchase plan and acquiring stock options. But there must be more to life than your yearly income.
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