Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like?
I burnt out decades ago.  Unfortunately, I kept coming back to tech when I could half-stomach it again and desperately needed money instead of doing what I really knew I should have done, which was to make a career change to something drastically different.  This is one of my greatest regrets in life.<p>Now I&#x27;m old, my skills are out of date because I really don&#x27;t give a crap enough about tech to learn the latest buzzword technology out there, and that and the gaps in my employment during my severe burnouts make for a CV full of red flags, which means that even in this nearly ideal seller&#x27;s market for people with tech skills nobody wants to hire me.  I don&#x27;t blame them.  I wouldn&#x27;t want to hire me either.<p>So if like me you&#x27;re burnt out and feel you&#x27;re really no longer suited to the tech field, it might be better for you to permanently get out sooner rather than later.  Consider doing whatever it takes to make a career change to something drastically different, even if it&#x27;s risky and maybe you don&#x27;t know exactly what you&#x27;d rather do.  Taking such a risk will be a lot easier when you&#x27;re younger.