Re:Ask HN: I don't want to code anymore. What else can I do?
by bruce511 on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @10:26PM
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I've worked for my own company for 30-some years. Occasionally I consult for a big corporate.
Each consulting gig reminds me why I'm not cut out for that world. It's everything coding is not. But when a corporate hires me to write some code, I understand that the corporate BS is the job .
I still love coding. But working for a corporate is not coding (at any level). Coding is what you get to do when there's a gap between meetings.
I know jobs are hard to get right now. But you might find more joy working in a small company, with people who already fit your preferred tech choices. I will say there's somewhat less job security and a lot less pay, but equally there's no bs and there's more freedom to actually code.
I gave up with the technical arguments a long time ago, too much effort trying to swim against the current. You get less of that outside of the software industry -- I worked for a long time in enterprise logistics where the team had to focus a lot more on solving business problems and a lot less on "best practices" or the latest language or framework. Not exciting but not as likely to induce rage, either.