New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Has any one successfully pivoted away from tech?
Ask HN: Has any one successfully pivoted away from tech?
4 by arrjayh | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Looking for advice from those who've successfully left tech. I've been in for 3 1/2 years (since graduating). In large part my career has felt like it has been failing upwards. Recently, I quit my job and have gotten to a point where I'm starting to think I'm not cut out for this. A few comments on this: 1. I'm not really progressing far into interviews, especially in the technical portions. 2. Some simple tech questions are now throwing me through a loop. 3. With the negative feedback I've gotten my motivation has basically reduced to 0. 4. I've traditionally struggled with logic tasks and have had to take more time than my peers to solve them. 5. I've had a hard time connecting and relating to co-workers and team members. My resume reads nicely: https://ift.tt/1MB5ZAj and I fortunately get lots of interviews but they pretty quickly fizzle out after 1 or 2 technical assessments. I'm considering/looking into the trades. I'm hoping there might be a trade where I could leverage some existing skills, but I find that unlikely. Would love to get some feedback from any one out there that has pivoted or at least considered it.
4 by arrjayh | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Looking for advice from those who've successfully left tech. I've been in for 3 1/2 years (since graduating). In large part my career has felt like it has been failing upwards. Recently, I quit my job and have gotten to a point where I'm starting to think I'm not cut out for this. A few comments on this: 1. I'm not really progressing far into interviews, especially in the technical portions. 2. Some simple tech questions are now throwing me through a loop. 3. With the negative feedback I've gotten my motivation has basically reduced to 0. 4. I've traditionally struggled with logic tasks and have had to take more time than my peers to solve them. 5. I've had a hard time connecting and relating to co-workers and team members. My resume reads nicely: https://ift.tt/1MB5ZAj and I fortunately get lots of interviews but they pretty quickly fizzle out after 1 or 2 technical assessments. I'm considering/looking into the trades. I'm hoping there might be a trade where I could leverage some existing skills, but I find that unlikely. Would love to get some feedback from any one out there that has pivoted or at least considered it.
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