People Start Hating Their Jobs at Age 35
I believe the tech sector is extremely prone to this: If you cannot climb out of a technical role, over time, you realize just how clueless most people are, especially those who imagine themselves of being &quot;in control&quot;. Not just a bit uninformed, no: absolutely positively clueless[1].<p>If you go the management route, you often give up, what got you started with all this is the first place: curiosity and exploration, creation and progress. It becomes: handling paperwork, keeping the clients&#x27; bad ideas in check, motivating those on the payroll, who wait for your instructions to act. It must be nightmare.<p>Where is the exit?<p>[1] Update: I believe this is what is called the nerd&#x2F;nerd-exploiter dilemma.