I'm a recent IT graduate with a Bachelors working at Geek

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I'm a recent IT graduate with a Bachelors working at Geek Squad. Would taking a non-IT job be career suicide?

I graduated two years ago with a CIS degree (which is not the same as Computer Science, it's essentially taking a programming bootcamp and stretching it into four years). After applying for hundreds and hundreds of jobs, first in dev work, then IT, then in anything vaguely computer related, I finally managed to land a part time job at the Geek Squad, which ended up being 39.5 hours with no benefits other than a 401k. It's not a bad job in terms of pay, but it's very stressful, and when I went into this line of work I underestimated exactly how much time I'd be sitting in a concrete warehouse staring at a screen.

Anyway, my city is currently hiring a seasonal park attendant. The pay range for the parks job is slightly higher than what I make now, and I'd get roughly the same amount of hours but at more manageable times of the day. There's a small benefits package because it's part time, mostly focused on health benefits, no 401k or retirement benefits, I assume because it's seasonal. The job description is essentially cleaning up trash, light maintenance, and being friendly to people who attend the park.

I'm not sure why I'm even considering it, but part of me feels like I'm at a point in my life where if I dive headfirst into IT, I'll never get the chance to work outdoors again without it being seen as poor resolve or a midlife crisis. I've never worked in anything but computer-centric jobs since I was about 14 years old, and I'm curious about what other people do for work.

What are your thoughts on this?