Changing careers at 5 years into a job, is it realistic? - first time posting

My layoff made me rethink whether to stay in my field. There are 5 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I have good customer skills and I am comfortable with spreadsheets. Did you take a pay cut?

Try a small project in the new field before committing. It told me a lot about whether I would enjoy it.