Carpentry
Why a lot of software engineers have carpentry as a hobby or pivot to that job?
Making things is fun, usually regardless of the medium
I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
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Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#12Hardware! Learn SystemVerilog and forever be a wizard
Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#13>but currently i working as a consultant in a corporate This is the problem. Your experience with software development will range widely depending on where you're working, who you're working with AND what you're working with (tech stack).
I agree. Sounds like OP shouldn't give up yet. It's their very first year and the range of experiences at different employers are so vast. Just hop around and see if you like other areas.
Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#14Well...
Since it is your first job: Try to learn as much as you can. Gain experience and then leave or see if you can get a different assignment.
Is your boss really an asshole? Or does he want to achieve something where he needs you and your skills?
See if you can work one day less per week and spend that day on your hobby, or code something without stress or pressure.
my 2 cents...good luck
Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#15How about an infrastructure team where code-lite/scripting will be used, or QA-style position where you get to do deep-dives on someone else's awful code?
What specific tech interests do you have _besides_ code?
Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#16Do SWE for a different industry. Stress, hours, struggling with effectiveness as a new hire can happen to you in almost any role in any industry. It's pretty much down to company culture and even the team you are on. Just find nicer people to work for.
Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#17Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#18If you like coding and tech, just look for a different job, at a smaller company, with less legacy code, less code, less red tape, less middle managers, and overall less bullshit.
Smaller companies are not always golden, and come with their own unique challenges, but large corporations seem to almost guarantee a certain type of soul destroying pain in tech unless you are in a well insulated position, or for some unusual cases like when it's actually just a collection of separate small teams and projects under one umbrella.
Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#19Re: I'm hating swe, what could be another career?
#20You could do athletics, fitness instructor, nutritionist, mixed martial arts champion, etc.