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It was React/GraphQL/Apollo that broke me. I liked it better when just knowing ruby and sql were good enough. Those jobs are still out there but they’re getting harder to find.
Anyway, point is, there’s plenty of variety out there!
Are you someone that gets energy from working with people or working solo on tasks? I used to have a similar challenge, I stopped enjoying my technically demanding job until I realized that there was just as much value to be had from my time share my experience and skills with other geeks in my field. It made what I do enjoyable again and also got me to accept my value as a story-teller and education when I had convi…
Working solo. If I could maintain some servers or gear in a remote location or something, that would be perfect.
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What if you can't tolerate the BS that comes with those positions?
That is an interesting point of view. What if you choose to be no BS project manager or no BS product manager etc. Unless you mean the BS that comes from dealing day to day with humanity?
How about a technical support role? You still get to solve technical problems and you're helping/interacting with customers directly without being responsible for shipping new features or fixing production downtime incidents.
I am in tech support and I am expected to fix production downtime incidents.
I feel your pain XD
How about a technical support role? You still get to solve technical problems and you're helping/interacting with customers directly without being responsible for shipping new features or fixing production downtime incidents.
I am in tech support and I am expected to fix production downtime incidents.
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I am in tech support and I am expected to fix production downtime incidents.
What do you mean you cant "grok" 2000 lines of Spring Boot across 27 files in 1 hour? I feel your pain XD
If you work with a range of external customers, opens more avenues for escape, also. Pure development is pretty tedious, you are treated like a cog.
Not enough people talk about how much software engineering actually can suck. I couldn't stand having a "SCRUM MASTER" breathing down my neck, demanding timelines for every bug, dragging and dropping tasks on me.
Another thing, though. Depending on how old you are, 7 dev jobs is a lot of dev jobs. You should consider whether you think the technical demands are really what’s making you unhappy. Because that many changes, depending on career length, suggests maybe you’ve given up too easily on a few. A successful career change requires both optimism and commitment. So keep your chin up, zero in on what you do want, and consider whether leaning into your current career and doubling down on your commitments could get it for you. Otherwise, best of luck. Go pick up a welding torch/green visor/trucker hat.