Is it worth returning to work?

Question

Career in IT

In connection with the reduction at work, the question arose before me where to go next? By education, I am a programmer, I studied for a long time, so most of the knowledge is hopelessly outdated, and I didn’t really take programming seriously. After studying, I worked in technical support, repaired PCs, taught users, installed programs, in general, on the little things ((Accordingly, now I’m thinking about whether to take programming courses (and which ones are better, in the sense of easier and faster to learn, web programming or computer graphics, or 3D modeling Or, at the labor exchange, they offered Cisco system administration courses, which of course is closer to what I have been doing in recent years. I am in doubt, because at my age it is too late to look for myself and rush about, I would like to choose what to do in the next years .

Answer 1

It is better to build on the labor market in your city. Study vacancies, requirements.
A lot will fall into place.
I wouldn't learn programming.
A programmer is painstaking work, you need to master it with burning eyes, then you learn a little by inertia.
Here the main desire is, it seems to me that if there was a real interest, then such a question would not have arisen ...
Maybe a better tester?

Answer 2

How easy is it to get a job as a programmer at 40+, 50+, etc.?
Should I be programming at my age?

I didn't take much programming seriously. After studying, she worked in technical support, repaired PCs, trained users

Is it worth returning to work?

hmm... what profession :)

And how realistic will it be to find a job in this case for a woman at 39 years old

unreal. because you will reach the level of junior by the age of 41-42 at best (which is very controversial and not very realistic), at worst - by 43-45. You will get the same salary as before. Meaning?
+ age. You will not master all the colossal volume that the industry now requires from a beginner. This is the profession of the young, mentally and physically stronger than you.
To summarize, " don't go in, she'll eat you "

Answer 3

try using the employment service to go to 1C programming courses, etc.
Cisco is too narrow a niche

Answer 4

In your case, I advise you to go to 1C development. You can also start learning on your own. The entry threshold is low, it is really possible to get a job as an intern. And in age. I myself saw how a history teacher quite successfully retrained in 1s developed before my eyes. For 3 months it is quite possible to raise yourself to the level so that you can go to get a job as a junior. In a year you will already be a specialist with a normal salary and good prospects for the future.
You can also go to 1C consultants if development is not for you.
If you go into the modern development industry (not 1C), then the entry threshold is much steeper. And for this it is important to approach with burning eyes, as already mentioned here.