Leaving tech

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vrrooom

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vrrooom
Jul 3, 2019 28 Comments

Did anyone leave tech to a completely different industry say music, arts, travel, agriculture, community service, food, etc? I know the pay is great here for the work but I started to get bored of 9-5 job, my colleagues, the whole concept of working in tech( for that matter office life) feels too systematic without challenges. I'm a 25yr Indian and a h1b visa holder with an approved i140.
I'm in the job for money to travel to places and I feel that it is time to leave this and return to India and work on my interests seriously. I'm not greatly talented in my other passions like screen-writing, cooking, photography, music but want to consider trying them without too many plans like getting degrees in them. I would consider myself hard-working on things I like.

Is it too much leaving a somewhat stable but boring life for an exciting and unstable one? Did anyone take such risks? Share your experience if you did!

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    yeticode

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    yeticode
    Hey! I left the artist life to become a dev, so I’ll offer that perspective. I was a professional guitar instructor for 6 years, I attended community college and grabbed a degree in Music Theory, I played gigs on the weekend, in addition to music I also did wood burning, sketching, drawing, graffiti, typography, stenciling and a little dancing lol. As a professional guitar instructor I was paid 44/hr, but it was hard to get students, at most I had about 20.

    Why did I make the switch?

    Well, I lived in Idaho and my girl lived 1400miles away in Arizona. I wanted to ask her to marry me, but there was no way in literal hell her parents would approve because my income was inconsistent, at best. I don’t fault them for being apprehensive, I understand and respect that. So, I needed to rebrand myself at 22years old when all I had ever done was art. I saw a ad for a dev boot camp and convinced myself my experience in music would help me be good at it (NOT TRUE. Lol). But, hard work and dedication landed me a nice job and I was able to ask my girl to marry me, confident that I could provide for her.

    Do I regret leaving the arts as a means of making a living? No. Not at all.
    I still paint, draw, sing, write, but there is no pressure to make money via my art. My advice would be to continue your day job and either A. Save up until you have a fat savings to sustain you as you embark on your artistic venture, B. Keep your day job and moonlight your passions (moonlight is the concept of working on your passions at night or in the morning, slowly growing them AS you maintain a steady job) or C. Go Freelance/Fully Remote Full/Part time to give yourself more time to explore these other avenues, while sustaining your financial stability.

    If you want to chat more, hit me up in the dms. Blessings.
    Jul 3, 2019 4
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      irIF72

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      irIF72
      Thank u for sharing this!!
      Jul 3, 2019
    • New
      yeticode

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      yeticode
      @irlF72, you’re welcome!
      Jul 3, 2019
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    Daibeer

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    Daibeer
    Join pornhub
    Jul 3, 2019 2
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    Punani

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     Punani
    Go back home and follow your dream. Clearly your passion is something other than tech. Rather give it a try than regret later in your life
    Jul 3, 2019 3
  • Facebook / Eng
    Matrix67

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     Matrix67
    Engineering in the tech industry is always challenging, especially in products that require rapid scaling. If you find yourself bored, I would consider switching team/company or even position and work in a faster environment or more critical team, instead of completely giving up what you have got in the last few years. You can always found your own company if you still feel less challenging
    Jul 3, 2019 3
    • Taylor Farms
      azerty_

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      azerty_
      What do you feel your passion is?
      Jul 3, 2019
    • Google / Eng
      OmgS48

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       OmgS48
      If your passion isn't to solve problems by coding, then you are in the wrong field, else you are working for the wrong teams/companies. Simple!
      Jul 3, 2019
  • Lots of famous people who achieved great things did so when they changed the course of life completely. The knowledge and experience in one field translates nicely and as a strong advantage when you turn into a different field. I know at least two Msft engineers who left to become a professional poker player, soccer player. There are many who go for their dreams (probably not many in Blind).
    Jul 3, 2019 3