I'm a SWE. I've been thinking for quite sometime now, about moving back to India and trying out organic farming and learning Indian traditional medicine spending a couple of years. If I like pursuing these, I would just want to settle down and continue doing the same. Neither my parents nor my wife are opposing. But my wife is kinda scared if I would be able to get back to US as SWE again(if I change my mind) since we're on visa now. I love being a SWE, but I've developed tonnes of interested in above mentioned areas of late..Just wondering if someone have been in a similar situation, as in, took a break to explore their passion and got back to software industry? Would really appreciate your advice/suggestions and also would love to hear your experience.. Edit: I'll be living(or settling down later if I decide to) in a small town. My daughter is 1 year old and when she starts her schooling I can make arrangements for her to go to a reasonably good school in a nearby tier 2 city which is abt an hour away. Not worried much about finances, esp since I'll be staying in a small town The only thing that's bugging me is the question/thought of whether it's fair to deprive my daughter of all the great opportunities available here in US. Edit 2: I'm not looking for a career change or a break because of not liking my current job..I'm genuinely interested in the above mentioned things..
Great, All the best ^ ^
Yes you can come back again, in next 6 years without going for a lottery. But the truth is you don’t want to go and finding excuses to not do it.
Yes that's right. But the problem is why would a company in USA go through the hassle of hiring someone that's on visa and is out of touch for a couple years and bring them to US? Is it as easy as it sounds? I wanted to hear from people about such experiences as well..
It depends on your case. Even if they don’t want to worst case you join their INDIA office and transfer to US office.
Why not just do farming and learn traditional Indian medicine here?
Ok move back, bye!
I'm sure you're one of those bunch of folks on blind who want to send all indians back..please stay away from this thread..good night!!
Pursue your passion! Don’t fear the consequences!
It's a terrible idea on many fronts. 🤷🏻♀️ Know of an extended family member who went through this messy stuff because of burnout in the startup tech world. Oh, also divorced a decade old marriage (have a daughter shared custody). There's literally no stability in their life.
My family seems to be supportive at this point of time..my wife is not career oriented and leads a simpler life than I do, so we're good for now. Our daughter's education is of highest concern for her..
You need reality check.
Sounds like a mid life crisis. I planned exactly the same after about 15 years in tech. Realized that life in India especially rural India is brutal.
I'm planning to move back to the same place where I grew up. So it's not going to be something new..this is not a village. This is a town with with connectivity to villages/cities in 45 mins by car..
Wish I could send you a pm. I'm out of free ones. Would you mind sharing some of your experience? Did you end up moving to India and pursuing your interests?
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So you really like being SWE? What if the pay was low and it was not prestigious. Would you still be an engineer?
To genuinely answer your question, 15 years back when I chose this career path, I was really excited. I don't feel the same any more..if I were to continue doing this same thing, I would want to be paid market numbers..else, there is no point in staying here in US compromising a number of things. But, I really don't care about money, at least for the next couple of years, when I'd be doing the above mentioned things..
What are things you're compromising?