Tech professional seeking career transition due to industry disillusionment
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A tech professional with 20 years of experience reports feeling disillusioned by the current state of the tech industry, citing a lack of ethics, excessive greed, and the threat of AI-driven layoffs, and is seeking guidance on how to transition into traditional or tech-adjacent careers.
What people do today
- Networking with peers who have left tech
- Searching for roles in non-tech sectors
- Self-study for career pivots
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A mentorship platform connecting former tech workers with professionals in traditional industries like manufacturing, agriculture, or education.
- A curated job board specifically for 'tech-adjacent' roles in non-profit, government, or local community-focused organizations.
- A career transition workshop series focused on mapping software engineering skills to roles in trades, logistics, or sustainable infrastructure.
Real voices
“It seems like there are no morals or ethics in this field at all. It s just littered with surveillance tech, severe burnouts, and simple greed”
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