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by alan-stark 1233 days ago
About 10 years ago I quit a software architect job to start a startup (it failed). Not FAANG, but safe and well-renumerated for my area. If I could go back in time, I'd quit again without thinking. It was a rut.

However, this isn't universal advice. There are people who don't want/like risk. They want a safe and steady job that gives them status, preferably without too much stress and a good salary. In exchange they agree to play corporate office games and doing less exciting work. And that's ok.

The key is (a) figuring out what you want and what kind of person you are, (b) accepting that life is a probabilistic endeavor and you can't take risk out of it. Why do you want to go into ML? Are you hacking something in your spare time? Is it because it seems cool and trendy? Can you go into an ML role at your current workplace?