Tired of coding, switch to recruiting?
I have been working as SWE at Big tech for ~10 years and now got tired of coding, SDLC and dealing with anxiety and stress of work to deliver. I can't imagine myself coding for the rest of my life. What are my options here? I like networking and talking to like-minded peeps. Should I switch to recruiting/talent acquisition roles? TC 180k #tech #career
You high brah. Recruiting is the worst choice. You should tbink about moving to technical manager track
Thanks. Any leads for the transition?
Downside to recruiting is you’re the first to go in any sort of downturn. That said I know people who have made a good living off of recruiting and generally love it since they love talking to people in general. If it’s a good fit it might be worth the risk
This is one of the worst times in history to be recruiter
I can’t imagine getting into recruiter. The constant job insecurity and companies tried our recruiting staff so poorly by just laying them off in masses. Why don’t you switch to a lower stress company that not big tech. You might have to take a pay cut though
become paralegal
Be a pre sales engineer. It pays closer to SWE if you meet targets.
I get that this is not the right time to be a recruiter considering market instability. What are the other options I have?
Recruiting is equally stressful and anxiety filled
The recruiter market is completely saturated, and they’re always the first on the chopping block. It’s a risky game.