Lankans who left tech early in their career... where did you go?
I’m a 20F junior in tech working at a pretty big company, and I’m realizing I don’t really enjoy the field enough to see myself doing it long term.
A big part of it is that the industry feels kind of cooked right now and every day feels like a competition to constantly keep up, learn more, and outperform everyone else. I’ve honestly lost interest in the day-to-day work because of that.
I wouldn’t even mind working hard, learning constantly, and performing well if it actually felt stable or meaningful. But it’s hard to stay motivated when it feels like we’re all pretty insignificant to the company and could get laid off at any moment.
Would especially love advice from people who left tech early in their career and didn’t regret it, or moved into something that felt healthier/more fulfilling.