I've been working for a company for a few years since uni, but i'm struggling to find job 2. The language I use day to day is outdated and I can't get another job with it. I don't have time to learn other stuff on evenings or weekends due to family/friend commitments, and me being completely exhausted from work most evenings anyway.
I've applied to a handful of places, but only had 1 interview which went horribly, knocked my confidence which made me not want to apply anymore.
I'm considering leaving to give myself time to re-skill and learn a relevant language, or leaving and retraining as a graphic designer, since creating icons and logos and such actually turned out to be one of the parts I started to look forward to when working on things, more than the programming.
the problem is, I'm reluctant to leave because im worried it will be viewed very negatively by anyone who interviews me in the future, regardless of the fact I'm trapped in a dead end job right now and can't see another way around it.
have you ever found yourself in a dead end job without time to retrain?
how did you deal with it?
have you ever known someone leaving with no job lined up, to retrain? how did it work out for them?