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Ask HN: I want to leave tech: what do I do?

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136 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 13:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.246s | source
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9283409232 ◴[04 Jul 25 14:19 UTC] No.44464804[source]▶
The title is a bit clickbait because it's not really about leaving tech, it's about leaving the bullshit behind. If you don't want to work for FAANG actively ruining the world then you have options. In addition to what is posted here, the best advice I can give is to work at a company that isn't a tech company. More regular companies than you think employ software engineers.
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1. 0x445442 ◴[04 Jul 25 14:53 UTC] No.44465093[source]▶
Yep, there are so many options one couldn't list them all. I spent the first 10 years of my career in defense contracting and got out because I didn't want to contribute at all to that. Since then I've worked for companies whose products are tangible and needed by everyone. The downside is, not being tech companies per se, you're not working on anything that will change the world. The upside is, your work generally helps the company provide needed products more efficiently.