Hacker News with Generative AI: Career Change

Ask HN: Difficulties with going back to school (ycombinator.com)
I'm 32, no degree, been working in software development for the last 8 years, and I want to go back to school for mechanical/electrical engineering.

Education, Career Change, Software Development, Engineering

85 points by hndecision1234 11 days ago | 163 comments

A Committed Year (ramijames.com)
Not diving as deep as I could into software development was something that I've always regretted, and a year ago today, I decided that I wanted to do something about it.

Software Development, Career Change, Personal Development

18 points by ramijames 25 days ago | 7 comments

Departing Words from a Terminated US Federal Worker (atmos.earth)
Five months ago, I packed my bags, loaded my truck, and trekked nearly 4,000 miles across the country from North Carolina to Juneau, Alaska. The move cost me thousands of dollars and meant leaving behind the life I had built on the East Coast—but I knew it would be worth it. After 18 years in wildlife biology, I finally landed my dream job as a biologist with the National Park Service.

Federal Government, Career Change, Relocation, Environmental Science

12 points by senortumnus 35 days ago | 1 comments

Knitting Your Parachute (macsparky.com)
At a recent MacSparky Labs event, a few folks started asking about career change—how to do it, when to think about it, and what it feels like to make a big shift.

Career Change, Personal Development, Life Advice

96 points by 1123581321 40 days ago | 23 comments

Ask HN: How can I realistically change careers? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve spent almost two decades in digital-focused roles, specialising in strategy, user research, and creating frameworks for better customer experiences (ostensibly UX I suppose).<p>While I’ve found the work rewarding, I feel it’s time for a significant career change—potentially outside of this domain entirely.<p>I’m seeking advice from others who have made mid-career transitions:

Career Advice, Career Change, Professional Development

184 points by throw101010101 76 days ago | 164 comments

I hated coding, but I learned to love it again (shilin.ca)
I quit my software job in October, two years ago. I was tired and extremely frustrated. Things that I used to enjoy in the past no longer satisfied me. Those things were mostly related to coding. But like any fire, I started as a slowly burning dumpster until I hit a critical point and exploded. And when it happened, I quit.

Coding, Personal Development, Career Change, Software

6 points by true_pk 78 days ago | 0 comments

Journey from Entrepreneur to Employee (akshay.co)
Around 3 years back, after spending seven years as an entrepreneur—I found myself at crossroads. Having built startups, one of which was acquired, I decided to step away from the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship to explore what being an employee is like. This transition wasn’t just about changing roles; it was about navigating a shift in mindset, skillset, and priorities.

Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Work-Life Balance

29 points by vortex_ape 94 days ago | 12 comments

Ask HN: I don't want to code anymore. What else can I do? (ycombinator.com)
I've been a coder for the past 15 years. I was living and believing that software engineering is a means to an end, and refused to move away from hands on positions. I gaslighted myself into believing that I enjoy coding.

Career Change, Software Engineering, Burnout

72 points by throwaway_43793 122 days ago | 74 comments

I quit Google to work for myself (2018) (mtlynch.io)
For the past four years, I’ve worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit.

Software, Career Change, Google

381 points by alexzeitler 145 days ago | 232 comments

The lengthy story of how I left the Tech industry and started washing miso jars (write.as)
Workers these days are quitting the Tech industry in droves. They are quitting their programmer or sysadmin job, or maybe just the startup world and its craziness. Some are quitting because of market conditions. Others because they are exhausted. Many more feel disillusioned by the empty promises of the Tech oligarchs, blasting their propaganda on Twitter and LinkedIn. Each one of us has different motivations and each story is different, so I wanted to add mine to the pile.

Tech Industry, Career Change, Personal Stories, Work Culture

20 points by chobeat 176 days ago | 25 comments

Ask HN: Had enough – a need for a new beginning (ycombinator.com)
I'm in my late forties and have wasted over 20 years of my life developing services and solutions in the advertising and web industry that enable companies to sell as much as possible.

Career Change, Self-Reflection, Burnout, Advertising

21 points by woolamanderguy 185 days ago | 38 comments

Ask HN: Ever hit a professional goal but felt surprised by your reaction? (ycombinator.com)
Like a lot of us, I think about trying to work for myself, but then I wonder if I'd be happier running marketing AND software dev? Sometimes I think I'd rather be an in-person worker rather than a remote one. I'm interested in hearing some stories of people making big changes and being surprised in both negative and / or positive directions.

Entrepreneurship, Remote Work, Career Change, Self-Employment, Work-Life Balance

25 points by calflegal 190 days ago | 33 comments

Essential mindset shifts for starting/moving from Big Tech to an early startup (withluna.ai)
When I joined Google from Rocket Internet, I had underestimated the change in mindset and environment.

Startups, Big Tech, Mindset, Career Change, Work Environment

15 points by pauldebahy 204 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: How was your experience moving from fulltime job to being self employed (ycombinator.com)

Self-Employment, Career Change, Work-Life Balance

12 points by mraza007 210 days ago | 11 comments

Ask HN: Programmers Who Want to Get Better at Math (ycombinator.com)
I have some questions for programmers and software engineers who feel they're not good enough at math and want to improve, particularly with the goal of applying math to their current or future jobs, or who consider a career change.

Programming, Math, Career Change, Software Engineering

15 points by rossant 210 days ago | 6 comments

Ask HN: I don't want to be a Software Engineer any more. What else could I do? (ycombinator.com)

Career Change, Software Engineering, Technology, Advice

35 points by trwhite 211 days ago | 46 comments

Ask HN: How do Indie makers and solopreneurs get back into 9 to 5 again? (ycombinator.com)

Jobs, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Remote Work

15 points by sarvpriy 213 days ago | 8 comments

After 12 years at Google, I have decided it is time to move on (linkedin.com)

Google, Employment, Career Change

99 points by synthetictask 217 days ago | 59 comments

A network engineer in search of greener pastures (cropp.blog)