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As someone getting ready to use grad school to change careers, should I be worried
No. Especially if you have work experience, doing a MA or an MSc will be taken for the career pivoting skills development you sell it as.
Don't do a PhD, though, unless you're specifically trying to get into a job that looks for them. That is, unless you specifically want to do the PhD for the sake of doing it. A lot of employers see it the same way a retail employer sees a BSc - a sign that you're a flight risk.
I've actually always wanted one solely for the sake of one. Only took an extra 10 years to figure out which I wanted it to be. However, I EMPHATICALLY do not want to get stuck in academia
Staying in academia is harder than leaving. One just generally cannot reenter academia after leaving.
Work on industry contacts and focus on projects with applications (ideally funded by your future employer).
Because other people said you should get one. That's no way to choose a career / education path.
I chose this. I've got my undergrad and 10 years of work experience. This has been a developing plan for the past 8 years, so it's not an uninformed decision and it's not anyone else's expectation.
But yes, you shouldn't do something just because someone said so