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I like the idea of using a normal-ish, commercial password manager; however, I don't like the idea of also having 2FA and recovery codes in that same password manager in case another LastPass situation happens.

What would you all recommend? 2 or 3 different password managers (or perhaps 2 or 3 different accounts with the same password manager?), one for passwords, and one for 2FA and potentially another one for recovery codes? Any best practice resources / websites?

I feel like I've read on HN people doing some really complicated stuff, and I'm not super interested in that. I want something that balances convenience with security and not having all my eggs in one basket. Convenience includes being able to relatively easily access the separate 2FA codes as some sites now require them all the time.

One situation I'm concerned with is someone stealing my phone at gunpoint and demanding the passcode and / or my password manager password. That would basically give them keys to the castle.

Additionally, if someone was mildly sophisticated, they could kidnap you, demand relevant passwords, but also make you go through your email searching for the various banks, and then forcing you to login to those and drain the accounts.

Lastly, would you all support adding a PIN code to your phone to prevent stealing of your eSIM?

I'm 36, have a degree in engineering (biomedical, not software), an MBA, and went through a coding bootcamp. I've been at a high-growth B2B SaaS startup (Segment) for the past 5 years in various technical, customer-facing roles, most recently Sales Engineering and now a pure Sales / Account Executive role.

I made the move to Sales because I enjoyed the Sales Engineering role at the time, and thought I wanted more of the Sales side of things because 1) it's a more generalizable skill-set not tied to my company specifically, 2) more autonomy, 3) more earning potential, and 4) I thought it'd be more fun. I thought this would be my career path that I would be successful in and eventually grow into management.

The problem is that I'm not that good at it (yet). I'll probably get better, but will likely get fired before I really get up to speed. Part of this is on me, and part of it is the stage that the company.

I'm now having a bit of an existential crisis because of my age and not knowing what to do now. I could try Sales at another SaaS startup, but I've questioned that path as I don't relate to the average salesperson as well as more technical folks.

Going back to Sales Eng isn't exciting. Customer Success seems like a slog. Product could be an option, but unsure how good I'd be / I don't have product experience. I've always been interested in the startup scene, so the VC space is interesting, but no experience there / hard to break in to.

Given the space I've worked in, a job like Customer Data Platform manager would be a good fit, but limited opportunities there; also potentially a Growth or Analytics type role at another startup. I previously did analytics. I also feel a bit behind career-wise as I haven't managed people.

I thought I figured out a good path forward career-wise in Sales but realizing that I'm not as good as I thought has been a punch in the gut.

Any advice / types of jobs I should consider?