I need a career advice.
I am in an entry-level job in an enterprise. I came from a different industry and retrained in IT. My career trajectory now is in the BA/data analysis space. While I like data analysis, I find BA a bit, well, boring. If I were to go into data analysis, my previous plan was to study masters in analytics part-time while working so I can do data analytics. However, I am also interested in software development. I know a bit of programming, but I know it is not enough to secure a job as a programmer so I might have to go to a bootcamp if I want to become a programmer.
However, I found out that there is an opportunity for me to move overseas using my previous qualification. But I need to resign from my job and go back to my previous industry in order to push through with this. This is not a 100% sure thing, but there is a good chance.
If this pushes through, I will be moving with my partner, whose career will more likely improve in the new country. His career where we are is going well, but he might be in the ceiling, unless he goes into management, which he is not interested in. Eventually, I may be able to shift back to IT if I still want to.
Pros:
My partner will be with me. His career will most likely get a boost as his skills are very transferable and he is very good in what he does.
There will be more doors open to me, as I can choose which qualification I want to pursue (after the first two years of paying my dues.)
Cons:
I will lose my salary. However, my partner's salary is more than enough for the two of us. So it really is probably not an issue, but I have gotten used to earning money again after a long time of not earning money.
I am not young. I am afraid that if it does not work out, i will not get another job in IT again.
Thoughts?