Some of us here are laid off due to various reasons, what are you thinking about your next move? Would you want to pursue job hunt or look for an alternative career? What would be your alternative ...

Some of us here are laid off due to various reasons, what are you thinking about your next move? Would you want to pursue job hunt or look for an alternative career? What would be your alternative career if not for IT job? What is your source of passive or active income? A thread below 👇

Alternative career for software professionals?

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Hi All, I am working as a sde since 6 months. Recently I saw layoff from paytm. So i am in doubt that after a so many hard work in one day company will do layoff and it may be happens that layoff people didn't get the job. At this time people will totally depressed. I want to ask whether majority of layoff people got the job again or not. Suggest is there any long career in this IT industry.

Is there any long career in IT industry

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Is it time we should start thinking about other than IT as there are uncertainty around jobs and Indians are easy targets for any recession. 
Not every layoff is due to bad performance but it is a layoff indeed. To avoid such dilemma and fear, should we move out of country or IT?

Should we stay in IT or look for something else ?

Software Developer

Age: 30 Male, Unmarried
Qualification : MBA-Marketing, BSC I.T
Last job Customer Support role: 6LPA INR salary

Hi everyone, need serious guidance and tips with regard to my career.

I want to switch to I.T/ Tech; however I am not sure if I'll be able to learn and grasp everything now. Also, I do not know which path/ domain to pursue.


Cloud computing, AWS, AZure, Devops, Data Science, Business Analyst, Data analyst, Salesforce, Front end, Back end, Testing etc. it's damn confusing and scary.

I have zero coding knowledge, although I completed my grads in I.T, wish I had tried harder back then.

Today I am living a lost life doing a call center type customer support job earning a meagre salary compared to my peers.

I really want to get some certification/course done and switch to I.T/ Tech role.  Please suggest something which doesn't involve a lot of coding. 

At present, I am out of job, I'm ready to dedicate next 6 months- 1 year to full-time learning.

Please help and guide me which path to take.

Thanks for your time. 🙏🏼

Lost in Life! 🙏🏼 Help a brother out...A cry for help!

Customer Service

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Worked on UX DESIGN, mobile apps, FE , micro service, devops, AR/VR, AI & ML.  Holds 25+ patents. 

AMA!

AMA - 19 years experienced VP

Executive Director

What are general other sources of income of IT employees?

Technical Consultant

General question to all the folks who are in IT industry for more than 10 years. What do you think your career path in IT will be after the age of 50 years considering AI and Automation. 
Also as we move up the ladder the number of roles decreases significantly. 
For more experienced people switching different companies also becomes quite difficult. 
What is your backup plan for this?

Career in IT after the age of 50 Years

Business Analyst

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I am planning to shut down my IT services company after 5 years of operations. The journey has been bitter-sweet but it is becoming unsustainable and putting me under a great amount of duress.
I have been a trained ML engineer but since my startup have gone on to taking up mostly non-programming roles/ work.
I have tried getting back to development role but have not been able to get back in the same stride as I used to. Lately, I’ve been picking up some consulting work as a Software Architect.
Basis, that info, need some advice on how I can plan my professional journey ahead.

Need career advice

Founder

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I am in IT. Coding n all that. But i think I’m meant for something else. I’m more of a artistic person than logical(i guess). I prefer fixed rule/law based work than spontaneity (except in humor. I'm humorous ).

I won’t be leaving IT anytime soon, but i need suggestions on what suits me. Guys tell me no🙏🏼

Career switch?

Software Engineer

I am a React.js Developer & have 2 YOE (6 months at a consultancy startup + 1.5 years in a service based MNC).

I do not like working with React.js for multiple reasons & do not wish to pursue working with this further. 

I want to know what are some alternative career paths or technologies that are as much in demand & feasible to switch towards? Ideally, towards a more stable, battle-tested technology or tech stack and something that is as well paying too. 

(..continued from my original post) Some technologies that I considering are JAVA , ASP.NET & Laravel as unlike React.js, they are not loosely opinionated and don't have a constantly changing API where the way of writing code itself changes (e.g - redux and/or using data fetching libraries) . There is no standardised best practice to conform to.

But, the problem is that I find Laravel jobs are not in use in corporates or large tech companies but apparently ASP.net core jobs are not as well paying for equivalent years of experience as that of a front-end React.js developer. 

TC - 8.6 LPA (2 YOE)

Suggestions requested! Want to change career path from React.js/Front end

This is a layoff period for the entire software Industry, I would recommend to take time off, reflect and up-skill and bounce back to job market by 2024. Any recommendations on the up skill courses would be appreciated. What strategies you are applying and why? 

Background: Principal Engineer, Backend, aspiring engineering management.

Pause the job hunt and upskill

The one who have been laid off, and are not returning to IT industry, what are you doing..?

Solution Architect

If you get laid-off, would you look for a new job immediately? Or take a break? Or explore for an alternate career?

Senior Software Engineer

Heya,I switched my job 2months back and in the new company work is almost equal to null like it is too chill someday I literally have no work and I just roam around as it is work from home.  Help what should I do.  I have just 3 yoe and I can't just do time pass and chill, need to learn and get hands on exp.

What you guys suggest, what's the right thing to do?

Need job advice

Data Consultant

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I have worked previously in the IT sector , having experience of about 5 years but left my job as I joined my brother's business but it doomed and now want to get back but not sure how to approach , can someone please guide me

Restart my IT career

Business Associate

I have heard a lot of people suggesting stay on a technical side ,coding side if you don’t want to be laid off and always have a market value . But now I see almost everyone is getting laid off !! 
What are your suggestions?
Choose a career into coding or technical side only or go into other roles like technical functional ,product owner etc.

Engineers Irreplaceable ?

Has anyone here with Tech work experience (India) (not from MAANG or any reputed companies, or tier 1 colleges ) taken a career break for personal reasons ? Not talking essential leaves maternity break or something like that, but more like for well being/upskilling/travel etc, whatever it maybe. Could you share your experience ?

What was your experience like getting back to work/interview experience ?

I am considering taking one myself. I know this is normalised on Europe, but I feel in India, many people  (esp. some recruiters) find this weird and most people are even scared about taking a break.

Thoughts ?

Taking a career break

We’ve all read the software engineer turned PM story. And although very commendable, and kudos to them for doing what needs to be done, I’d love to hear people who’ve gone down the not so traditional career path or have had weird career trajectories. Are you happy about the decisions you’ve made? Are you content? Is there something you would do differently?

Share your not so conventional career trajectory

Product Manager

Hello Community,

As someone deeply interested in the IT field but looking to explore areas beyond coding, I am reaching out to gather suggestions and insights from here.

I'm keen to learn about various IT domains that do not primarily focus on programming or software development. Whether it’s roles, technologies, or career paths, I would love to hear about your experiences and recommendations.

If you have any suggestions or advice on areas within IT that offer exciting opportunities and do not revolve around coding, please share them below. 

Looking forward to the responses!

Exploring Non-Coding IT Domains – Suggestions Needed!

I have been thinking for quite sometime now to start some side hustle to make some passive money. I just want to develop some interest apart from primary work as a software engineer. Something I can work on over the coming years. Do you have a side hustle? Looking for some ideas.

Do you have a side hustle as a software engineer?

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

Rampant layoffs and uncertain job conditions really pushed all of us to realise the importance of having a passive source of income beyond your day job. If you have one, please comment and let others know.

I am aware of trading as on option but haven't been taking that seriously. Would love to know from the community.

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