One thing that I have learnt from from my professional career to-date is that time is never on your side and that technical projects in the real world are rarely delivered as perfectly as you plan (or hope) them to be.
This post is written as both a message of hope that there is no such thing as a single career path and as a (self) reminder not dwell too long on past career decisions. Something I am often prone to do.
I find it very difficult to get started with a new project. Even this blog post proved to be a challenge with at least 30 minutes staring at a blank screen.
My first “proper” job after graduating from University was working as a statistical compiler in the Statistical Information Service at CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.