Ask HN: How can I move away from engineering?
There&#x27;s plenty you can do, but you have to figure out what appeals to you, the tradeoffs, path, etc.  I found that the book &quot;Designing your life&quot; really helped me.  It encourages talking to people who are already in different fields &#x2F; roles that interest you.  When I did this, sometimes I found myself saying, &quot;yes that sounds amazing.&quot;  Other times I found myself saying, &quot;ugh that&#x27;s not what I thought it was at all.&quot;  
Eventually I decided that the best move for me was to sales engineering. It&#x27;s engineering-adjacent so I can make use of my years of experience, but it&#x27;s people-oriented and has tons of variety.  You&#x27;ll probably have a different final answer, but I highly recommend the techniques in the book. 
 You may even find yourself a job you&#x27;re excited about through the process of talking to people about what they do. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Designing-Your-Life-Well-Lived-Joyful&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1101875321" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Designing-Your-Life-Well-Lived-Joyful...</a>