@mattly I don't know how exactly you got jbri tech. But I think the first steps most of us took into tech isn't just a detour. I think it's consistent with being a person who makes things. Outside the tech industry writing a piece of software to do something feels like it's mostly a creative endeavour not that wildly different from making music or writing a story.
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Jon (Snarf) Mason (snarfmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 05:59:38 JST Jon (Snarf) Mason
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Matthew Lyon (mattly@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 03:40:55 JST Matthew Lyon
I’ve been clawing my way out of burnout the last two years, figuring out what a sustainable career could look like for me
It’s no coincidence that this time has also coincided with finally getting an ADHD diagnosis & working to finally heal childhood traumas so ingrained they were invisible
As the main income earner for my family, I can’t just up & quit tech, even though I’d like to
I would LOVE to hear people’s similar stories & talk to people on similar paths, I think it would be helpful rn
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Wes Kennedy (wesdottoday@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 03:44:09 JST Wes Kennedy
@mattly Holy smokes, are you me? We are basically in the exact same situation:
- Sole income earner
- Recent ADHD diagnosis
- Burnt out
- Want to leave tech
- Working through childhood trauma1st - You're not alone.
I'm trying to sort out what is next for me and what is reasonable for my family long term.
So much of my brain power is spent on:
- What's my next career?
- Is it sustainable (lifestyle/time)?
- Will it make a positive impact on the planet?Happy to continue convo
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Jon (Snarf) Mason (snarfmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 06:11:00 JST Jon (Snarf) Mason
@mattly ever do any LogoWriter? I have no idea what that was "supposed to be for" but it was like digital Lego to me when I was, I dunno, 12 years old?
But being a software professional is so divorced from that experience of creation, it's hard to remember why I ever touched a keyboard sometimes.
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Jon (Snarf) Mason (snarfmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 06:11:02 JST Jon (Snarf) Mason
@mattly but the tech industry is basically one huge half century long grift at this point.
Matthew Lyon repeated this.
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