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I hit my 3 year first-post-college-job anniversary a few months ago, and I want out of my industry because it bores me to tears (storage, fwiw). Not sure what's next, but I've had a lot of fun lately playing around with Python (it's C/C++ at work). I'm thinking maybe a hip, young web biz is a better fit for me, but I have nothing on my resume remotely related.

I know some common advice might be to build something in Python and show it to a potential employer, but I don't think anything I've coded thus far is substantial enough to impress anyone.

So I was wondering, would an internship doing something web-ish/pythony be an option? Even with 3 years work experience? I'd rather not live off savings, so living expenses would be nice...but is this taking a step backwards? Should I do something instead like work harder writing a neato python app? It's just tough finding the hours to build something cool in my free time after burning out at work all day.

Sincerely, -BoredInMassachusetts

Like many people here, I fantasize about working less and devoting more time to my own projects, and a part time job seems like the best option for me.

The difficulty is actually finding one. From what I've seen, jobs seem to either be full time or contractual; not much middle ground.

Should I interview for a full time position and then surprise them with my intentions after I get accepted?