Daydreaming about leaving tech(4YOE/55L CTC). Anyone else feeling the same way?
I can't seem to care about the next sprint planning out there. I mean I have a cushy job with probably top tier pay(pretty much like all of us do). But these endless Jira tickets have been taking a mental toll on me. Like I am getting paid but I feel a little purpose-less. If you could keep your exact CTC but leave tech entirely tomorrow, what job are you gunning for?
All my life I wanted to learn coding to get into a good org. In college I wanted to master system design so that I could get the highest package. Now that I have the pay I just want to open a small cafe in the mountains or teach history. I have nothing in the corporate world to look forward to.
Any of you all daydreaming this way? Because I don't see myself grinding for staff engineer and feeling much happy about that either.
That’s the same feeling I am having past couple of months. Lately I realise I enjoy coding, working on products. But these scrum calls, JIRA tickets, over the top reactions from managers has started to irritate me a lot. From past couple of months I am working on one of my side projects. Along with ps5 games. It help me in clearing up my mind . If the product turn out to be good I will think about leaving this industry. Long term plan is to teach students btw. I love teaching !
Wanted to learn coding/system design in order to get the highest package -> Buddy, do you see the problem in your statement ?
Take a tour of amazon forests.
Time to start dreaming and imagining your next passion or goal. Be creative. Don't just do what the herd mentality does. You have enough money to just fly to Maldives solo for a long weekend and sit on the beach and dream.
