Feeling confused in my tech journey on what to do next.
Feeling lost in life after a bad decision making in life.I'm seeking advice regarding a past career decision. I was previously employed as a Cloud Support Engineer at AWS, earning a base salary of 19 LPA. My role in cloud support offered minimal learning opportunities, and despite it being a remote position, family circumstances made staying at home difficult. The job was intensely demanding, with constant paging. These factors ultimately compelled me to resign without securing another job offer, driven by a strong aversion to the support domain. Subsequently, I spent three months unemployed before accepting a new position with a 10 LPA base salary, plus additional incentives, in a tier-three city.
I currently feel a profound sense of regret, often questioning my decision-making and enduring criticism from others. The primary positive aspect of my current situation is an excellent work-life balance and the transition into DevOps and SRE work, which provides valuable learning experiences. Furthermore, the cost of living in this tier-three city is considerably low. However, this regret continues to weigh heavily on me . A crucial lesson I've learned is to never resign from a job without another offer in hand. My YOE while accepting the offer was 2.7 .
So, I've switched jobs twice in three years, and I'm guessing that might make me look bad to potential employers. I'm feeling a bit down about it, and I'm wondering if anyone can give me some advice. All of this forces me to call myself an idiot almost everyday . How do I get past this regret, and how can I find a new job with this big problem on my resume?