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?
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?
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