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Have you tried indie-hacking as your side project, trying to build your own product / tech company? In my experience, its more interesting and challenging than coding for corporate. You will be motivated to learn a lot of things more than codes, like SEO, marketing, content creating, etc. It feels really great when you know people pay for your codes / products
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I'm taking a 9 month sabbatical next year so I can learn to enjoy coding again. It's not coding that bugs me, it's all the BS you have to deal with modern management practices that makes it unbearable. I did management a few times and didn't like it. Keep in mind that no matter what you do, if you're in a corporate environment, that's still going to be a problem.
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I plan on doing nothing computer related for the first few months. I need to get healthy again. Once I get healthy I'm gonna spend some time doing deep dives into the new hotness (probably AI), then look for another startup type company who won't shackle creativity and ambition with useless process (scrum).
Or maybe I'll just do some contract work here and there and be semi-retired.
So you should reflect on how you have provided leadership at various points.
If you're decent with documentation, then there's a whole field out their for documenting and technical writing * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_writing
* Management
* Dev ops
* network engineer (routers and switches)
* cloud engineer
* security engineer (defense)
* cyber operations (offense)
* project management
* program management (more business than technical)
* platform infrastructure (similar to cloud but farther from the metal)
* recruiter
* API engineering
* test automation
* business analyst
* public relations
Most of these require certifications and most of the rest require specialized education. Some just happen by accident.
In my case I was a long time JavaScript developer but after being laid off I refused to go back to framework hell. I got picked up to author API for this big enterprise management thing. I was perfectly happy being a developer with no work ethic but for some weird reason I am now standing up developer operations for this enterprise effort. I had options because I have a coding background, prior experience as a principal and in management, certifications, and a security clearance. If you want options have some of those things that employers are looking for.
What is often hidden in these kinds of posts is a relationship with money that's not fully understood. There's thousands upon thousands of different jobs out there, but your post implies that there's none outside of tech. I'm assuming this is because of the lifestyle it afforded you which you are used to, addiction to cash flow, dependents to support, or perhaps an identity fused with high earnings. Do a thorough thi…
It is a strange prison for sure.
I think at some point in my life I'm going to quit programming and join a trade. Electrician sounds engaging, technical, and fun. The world will also never not need trades. After I retire, I want to pick up farming. It really sucks that most of us have to choose between doing something that we're interested in and doing something that pays the bills.
trades pay the bills too… very vey big bills too… we choose to kill ourselves staring at the screens all day to make a few extra bucks ;)
I think at some point in my life I'm going to quit programming and join a trade. Electrician sounds engaging, technical, and fun. The world will also never not need trades. After I retire, I want to pick up farming. It really sucks that most of us have to choose between doing something that we're interested in and doing something that pays the bills.
trades pay the bills too… very vey big bills too… we choose to kill ourselves staring at the screens all day to make a few extra bucks ;)
My personal advice where I am 2/2 in being successful in this method: find business you actually believe in but has 0 technical staff. Start at bottom in general operations. Soak up everything from day 1 with the intention to build their IT on your own terms, not someone elses.
Nah. Unless I get a real fat equity and a nice paycheck. Most of such business offer neither, and in this case I prefer to build something of my own