I bailed because I realized that every tech job I have ever had was what David Graeber called a "bullshit job". I've since come to suspect that the vast majority of jobs are bullshit jobs, including my current gig as a sysadmin for a local hospital.
However, I have nurses and the occasional resident doctor actually telling me that I'm making their actually useful and beneficial jobs easier, which does wonders for my morale. The pay is pretty good, I get excellent health care, and as long as everything works as required nobody tries to micromanage me.
Leave development for the college kids who haven't figured out that being passionate about coding is a good way to get exploited. Become a sysadmin outside the tech bubble, and live a fully human life.
However, I have nurses and the occasional resident doctor actually telling me that I'm making their actually useful and beneficial jobs easier, which does wonders for my morale. The pay is pretty good, I get excellent health care, and as long as everything works as required nobody tries to micromanage me.
Leave development for the college kids who haven't figured out that being passionate about coding is a good way to get exploited. Become a sysadmin outside the tech bubble, and live a fully human life.