Leaving my Job for a Remote Work + Self-studying
I'm closing in my first year of working right after college as a data engineer and it has been tough kasi ang sales-focused (consulting) yung napasukan kong company and I'm the only data engr here. I initially chose DE kasi it seems like mas future-proof siya sa AI era but ever since, parang unti-unti nawala yung saya ko sa pag build since we rarely see data pipelines - mas tangible at least for me yung pag build ng webapps/apps.
I feel burned out kasi I've been leading end-to-end DE projects (migration/POCs) nang walang mentor and I'm not paid well too since fresh grad. Parang there's no benefit sakin to stay since walang nag guguide na senior and di rin competitive yung pay ko kahit na panay OT ako. Also, yung tool/platform na ginagamit namin is not as high in demand here kasi mostly for enteprise siya.
Now, I got a remote work contract for a half a year for probationary then if pag okay daw yun, they'll offer me a one year contract. It's a software engr + DE engr role and so far, very chill naman yung owner. 2 lang kaming devs but senior na yung kasama ko which is nice. In comparison, may mataas pa pay sakin in 20hrs/wk ko dito compared sa full-time ko & may option din ako mag full time.
I'm planning to quit my job pero i'm not sure if yun yung right decision because I want to start "building" again while exploring & learning more about software and data engineering while also earning substantially. May time freedom din kasi output based naman yung work sa remote work but logged in hours lang yung bayad.
A bit all over the place but that's how I feel with my current situation. Any insights or advice?