Do you ever feel like you've had enough of working in the IT industry?

Post by mxuribe » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 8:11 PM UTC

smcleod wrote: post #57

flockonus wrote: post #18

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Curious how you "fixed" your cognition and energy levels?

This is sort of the TLDR - I had tried a bunch of things over a few years, changing my diet, more exercise, various antidepressants etc... - none of it really did anything at all. I went and saw a new psychiatrist and he wondered if it was perhaps a dopamine regulation issue. As such he prescribed Bupropion - which is only prescribed in Australia as a smoking cessation aid - but off label / in other countries it can…

Post by eep_social » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 9:26 PM UTC

xil3 wrote: post #53

eep_social wrote: post #38

Yes. I burnt out of FAANG, took a funemployment break, worked as an automotive service tech for a while, and am now back in tech. I returned with an appreciation for the flexibility and variety. Car work was varied but inflexible and the pay was terrible. I dabbled in other hobbies over the course of my break but in the end tech is the best overall way to support myself so I expect to stay. However, my next gig will…

I'm starting to think that's my go-to now - I need to either focus on smaller companies, where I can feel like I'm contributing to actual change. Whereas in the bigger companies I worked at, it felt like I wasn't actually doing anything, just because it was a constant struggle with politics and 'how' or 'what' things should/can be done. If I can find a company that will just let me program and be where I want to be,…