Is HN depressed? Two ragequit posts on the front page at the same time?
Folks, the software industry is cyclical, and we are currently in the "good times" phase. Non-software people in other industries are seeing their occupations become obsolete while we we are getting increasingly higher wages, shuttle busses, and microkitchens.
If you are not happy working in software now, you probably won't ever be.
It's easy to tell people to quit their shitty jobs and pursue their passions. It's especially easy if one is an "American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster"; i.e. financially independent and wealthy.
By all means, if your job is soul-destroyingly awful, begin making plans to leave it and move onto something better - but there's no shame in finding a less shitty, more fulfilling job as a stepping stone towards that wonderful day when you can leave all your obligations behind and do what you really love. There's no shame in paying taxes as an employee if you're saving up money to become financially independent. There's no shame in taking a reasoned chance on a new job hoping that your coworkers won't all be backstabbing sociopaths. There's no shame in trying something that isn't client-facing sales and marketing if you think your strengths and interests lie elsewhere.
This is a really issue, and it can be bad. My bosses used to confront me with work issues and demand answers if we crossed paths while going to pee. At the time I was taking some meds that made me pee frequently, so it was impossible to avoid mixing toilet visits with high level boss of boss reports and agenda review.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 20.6 ms ] threadSounds like a toxic environment:
>If my boss yells at me all I can do is apologize.
Your boss should not normally be yelling at you.
So the problem is not with all jobs, but that job was pretty awful.
Take 3-6 months off and try something else. I hope the OP has savings.
Folks, the software industry is cyclical, and we are currently in the "good times" phase. Non-software people in other industries are seeing their occupations become obsolete while we we are getting increasingly higher wages, shuttle busses, and microkitchens.
If you are not happy working in software now, you probably won't ever be.
By all means, if your job is soul-destroyingly awful, begin making plans to leave it and move onto something better - but there's no shame in finding a less shitty, more fulfilling job as a stepping stone towards that wonderful day when you can leave all your obligations behind and do what you really love. There's no shame in paying taxes as an employee if you're saving up money to become financially independent. There's no shame in taking a reasoned chance on a new job hoping that your coworkers won't all be backstabbing sociopaths. There's no shame in trying something that isn't client-facing sales and marketing if you think your strengths and interests lie elsewhere.
... what?