I’m not a good engineer, and job stresses me out so much that it’s affecting my mental health. I feel like the job is eating me away, but I’m too scared to walk away from money.
I have about 810k saved up across investment+401k+cash. Is this enough of a nest egg to try something new? Should I look for a new job instead?
Age: 26
TC:330k
YOE: 4.5
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You’re 26 years old with $800k saved up. Take care of yourself.
Worse comes to worst, you can find another engineering job 6 months later if you need to an income.
I recommend taking a bit of time off and unwind, like 3-6 months. After/during that you can do a few things:
1) explore new careers - see if anything seems interesting
2) try working at a company that is much less stressful even if it means a tc cut. Plenty of companies out there known for great wlb (atlassian, salesforce, msft, G, square, etc)
3) work for a company whose product you are more passionate about
Don’t think you’re a bad SWE if you work at snap.
If you are burnt out (and it sounds like you are), take a break for 6 months (ask for a sabbatical and if they say no, quit).
After 6 months, figure out what to do next - switch careers, find another job, go back to grad school etc.