Been working for top product companies for 6+ years as a software developer and currently product manager.
Motivation earlier used to be learning etc but right now its mostly money where i am currently at.
There is no skill growth, just applying what i already know, days are busy which doesnt give me any time for other things ( upskilling, side projects)
Explored the market and have found freelancing role that lets me
1. work remotely
2.Gives me opportunity to work on latest tech stack ( frustrated with not being able to code in my current job)
3. Lets me control my time as fixed hours are billed and you can commit hours ( might work only 20-30 hours a week and reclaim the rest)
Thinking of transitioning but not sure as we are fed to work in good product companies and look at service/freelancing in bad light.
I feel like most of what i needed to learn via my job in product management, i have learnt already and feel like not being able to code as much is making me outdated as a builder.
Tldr: good job that pays well but skills are not growing, another option is to turn to freelancing, earn 70% of what i currently earn but helps me upskill, gain control of my time and maybe experiment with side projects in remaining time
