> What reasons have you found that make you want to stop being a Software Engineer?

this is an excellent question. each individual may give different reasons, and the reasons could suggest completely different occupations as a good fit. this requires a bit of self-reflection to unpack what exactly is motivating a change.

dislike being on call? struggle with delivery pressure? don't pick a new job with on-call responsibility or a "real time" delivery aspect.

dislike having low autonomy? don't pick a new job that also has low autonomy. pick something where you're the boss or have some well-defined responsibility.

dislike being stuck in a cube farm? don't pick another job where you wear a different hat but end up stuck in an equivalent cube farm.

dislike not being able to see real world results of your work in less than a year? don't pick another job in an sector with very slow feedback loops.

(i'm revealing a bit about my preferences with the above example questions, but hopefully the general idea comes through... )