I replied to your other similar post too, but why not look into working for smaller companies or contract/freelance work? Not all tech jobs are big tech type work. You’ll make less money perhaps but it sounds like you might be happier based on what’s important to you.
Smaller companies are less stressful but they often give you no autonomy or purpose.
It can be a good economic / stress tradeoff but it will suck your soul.
Left job with a unicorn because of stress, I make more than double that by contracting with smaller businesses and working less - but I'm way more depressed about the job.
I think a happy medium might be to run your small product company.
I do that on the side as well, but it brings 1/10th of what I can make contracting.
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I replied to your other similar post too, but why not look into working for smaller companies or contract/freelance work? Not all tech jobs are big tech type work. You’ll make less money perhaps but it sounds like you might be happier based on what’s important to you.
Smaller companies are less stressful but they often give you no autonomy or purpose.
It can be a good economic / stress tradeoff but it will suck your soul.
Left job with a unicorn because of stress, I make more than double that by contracting with smaller businesses and working less - but I'm way more depressed about the job.
I think a happy medium might be to run your small product company. I do that on the side as well, but it brings 1/10th of what I can make contracting.