Don't feel like working in tech anymore
I'm 24 and currently working in a startup as a software engineer. I just don't feel like working in tech anymore. The work I do is interesting and challenging, the workload is decent, not very high, workplace is nice, pay is great, but I still don't feel like working in tech anymore. I have a huge responsibility here(I basically lead tech here) and I feel like I don't do enough justice to it and I'm not competent enough to hold such a responsibility as yet, especially because we're scaling very well business-wise and have a big user base now. Due to this feeling, my contributions have also gone down off-late. Initially I used to work a lot and do whatever's required as it should be in a startup environment, but I feel like that spirit too is dying slowly.
I keep thinking about starting a business(non-tech) but I have no experience there, so I'm a bit afraid there too. I have decent savings(~70L) but it's not sufficient enough that I can take a retirement. And I also feel I'm too young to even think about quitting an industry altogether.
Should I just push through for a few more years and see where it goes? Has anyone been in the same boat where you wanted to quit tech? What did you do then?
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I've been feeling the same way? I'm not a techie, but in college I saw how much techies earn and accidentally started working in the field! I feel the exact same way, the work is challenging, work load is tolerable, the pay is good, and I have a huge responsibility that I keep questioning... Not to mention in my case, I am basically a one person department and don't have anyone to rely on... It feels like all I do is rely on my experience and wits which is absolutely miniscule! I feel like my contributions have dropped significantly and I'm afraid that'll be noticed and that also makes me anxious... Work in general makes me anxious, I hate charging people for my services cause I feel like I'm a sham
In any case, I am a HUGE arts, culture, and history fan! I sometimes want to drop everything and just walk out into the streets and protest against something like in my student days... Or maybe start some kind of a handicrafts business or something where I export Indian cultural handicrafts?
I mean, I know this is not helpful AT ALL, but... I don't know, your post really really spoke to me
I can totally understand, especially the experience part. Maybe it'll get better, either in this field or another, I guess?