> Do you mean to say you're giving up on dev due to failures to land a new dev job...or you are trying to transition out of dev and not able to find a job in a new industry?
Curious about this as well. I figured they were just trying to find anything to bring in money and thought they'd pick up a local hourly "unskilled labor" job until they landed another developer opportunity.I've tried this too but even though I have a lot of experience in restaurant work and "unskilled" manual labor, those who are hiring still only want to hire candidates which fit their expectation of who "fits" the role. And it's rare that a recently out-of-work software developer can adapt themselves to seem like they'd fit in.
So generally it's easier to find another developer job rather than a temporary unskilled labor position. It can also take 3-9 months to find that next developer job.
Good luck. Be kind to those around you and allow them to be kind to you.
> I figured they were just trying to find anything to bring in money and thought they'd pick up a local hourly "unskilled labor" job until they landed another developer opportunity.
Kind of. Need to pay the bills. Genuinely so burned out / emotionally destroyed that I'm genuinely questioning whether I want to do software anymore.
I find that when I can trick my mind into staying away from the negative I can engage in software and even enjoy it / have fun talking about it.
I love programming. I fucking HATE the people I have to deal with to get to do that activity and be paid for it. If you're a PM or other manager reading this I'm sorry. Your kind have destroyed me mentally and emotionally because it was too hard to be kind.
Curious about this as well. I figured they were just trying to find anything to bring in money and thought they'd pick up a local hourly "unskilled labor" job until they landed another developer opportunity.I've tried this too but even though I have a lot of experience in restaurant work and "unskilled" manual labor, those who are hiring still only want to hire candidates which fit their expectation of who "fits" the role. And it's rare that a recently out-of-work software developer can adapt themselves to seem like they'd fit in.
So generally it's easier to find another developer job rather than a temporary unskilled labor position. It can also take 3-9 months to find that next developer job.
Good luck. Be kind to those around you and allow them to be kind to you.