Career change..

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iDenTiTy

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Okay so I hate the industry I'm in..
Seriously, software development is gay. Very.

I'm sick of seeing code, writing code and talking code all day. I'm going mad.

I have contemplated doing some kind of conservation. It came to me when I was at the Hoedspruit Cheetah Project. I felt like crap to see that animals like that are there because of us.
So I'm looking at courses etc. I've also looked at Field Guiding.

I know the income is far les than what I'm earning at the moment, but I'd rather go to bed happy and wake up with a smile, than go to a job I hate, in an industry I hate.

:)
 
I may have the wrong person, but didn't you just start working in soft dev recently?
 
As I said, I might have the wrong person :)

Thing is with a career change.... you take a MASSIVE knock in salary, can your lifestyle take that kind of hit.
 
Easily.
I'm not a sender, so it's pretty much okay.
As I say, I'd rather wake up to a job I'm in love with and passionate about, than one which makes me cringe.
 
thinking of ditching engineering for something different - maybe related to traveling / outdoors / adventure guide etc.

would require me making some significant sacrifices once again - but as I have made these sacrifices before , second time around would not be difficult at all.
 
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iDenTiTy,

have you considered the possibility of taking unpaid leave for a few months and submersing yourself in a outdoor project?

sometimes we look to jump over the pool, before climbing in the water.
/d
 
In the end you have one life, do what you feel would make you happier and perhaps your skills can compliment it.
 
Don't want to be the stick in the mud... but...

Know a few guys who ditched "the rat race" to go work in the bush.
They bitch endlessly about babysitting tourists, being a "Gofer" for the worst kind of bosses... that sorta thing.

One or two of them came back to live in the city because the romance of the bush got replaced with the reality of there not being any viable mating partners for several square kilometers...
Others missed the city lifestyle...

But... the ones who have stayed out in the bush... well, let's just say that they're extremely content.
Different sort of stresses, like being mock charged or having an AD with a rifle. As opposed to cops/rent/women...
Contrary to popular belief... there's still the car fetish. Land Cruiser vs Land Rover and such.

I've thought about ditching everything and going to work as a Dive Instructor at some resort for a year or two... but I know I'll get bored after a few weeks.
I love the bush... and I love the ocean...
But only for short bursts. I like the rat race... It keeps you on your toes!

Before giving up your career and burning bridges, spend some time out in the boonies and see if it speaks to your soul.
Otherwise... just take up a hobby or something. That usually will get your mind ticking in a different direction and you might find a career change to be even more or less advantageous in a few months time.
 
Im a software developer and I dont see myself doing anything else....but i hate my current job and i am too loyal too move during a project! FML!
 
Have you considered something less dramatic, like shifting over to business analysis? Something that would be less code intensive but still use your assets.
 
Im trying to make a move into web development from the creative industry. Im so sick of having to conceptualize and design for difficult clients
It feels that in development i can rely on logic and processes where as im finding the advertising and the creative indusrty so freaking opinion(taste) orientated
 
Maybe you're doing the wrong kind of development? Writing line of business apps and doing CRUD screens can make anyone go mad. :twisted:
 
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