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I'd love to do this, and could afford it.

I'm old enough (40s) that I fear my career would never recover.

I'm older than you by a good measure, and I did this last year. I came back, decided to quit my job entirely, then found a better job for more pay at the start of the year. Your mileage will vary, of course, but there are still large segments of the industry where experience is an asset and not a liability.

>> there are still large segments of the industry where experience is an asset and not a liability.

I gotta agree with this, I'm mid 50s and got 'hired' 3 times in the last 2 years (once with actual employer, twice with clients 'accepting' me to project teams). If you stay relevant, there's still a lot of work.

When I think about the last 6 months of tech in my field, not much has changed. What are you worried about career wise?

Age related discrimination is pretty prevalent - especially in startups for IC / SWE roles.

Exactly this. Middle aged white guy problems I guess.

In my mid-50s, and a consultant for a F500 - I've not had any issues with age discrimination. I tend to think its mostly a matter of staying up to date, and weeding out places that want to pay fresh graduate rates for experienced personnel.

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