I Quit My Job as a Software Engineer

In this video, I share my honest experience of quitting my software engineering job without having another job lined up, reflecting on and discussing the challenges I faced in the role and my reasons for leaving. I hope to provide insight and comfort to those who might feel stuck in their own career paths.

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[ooogabooga]

bootcamps are a huge scam, if you want to get into IT ... take 2 years in the min. Learn all the fundamentals, enjoy them, and then start looking to areas where you want to work. If you try to become a factory outlet from a bootcamp, you will eventually hate work that you are doing as you never found it urself. Also software engineering is not just "web development" but thats how boocamps paint the picture. Also if you can't sit infront of a laptop doing coding all by urself, don't get into IT. Btw all the very best to your next adventure in life.

[KN-wbun]

You’re basically like a new grad, it’ll be a big learning curve initially but something to get pass like calc 2 or data strictures & algorithms in school. I recommend you taking an on-site role in your first couple years as you can have better support with more senior devs.

[iyasugames]

I moved into software engineering a couple years ago from an unrelated field and honestly, I can relate to this. I like making things and solving problems, but I don't think this is for me in the long term. I have supportive teammates fortunately, but at my past two jobs, the supervisors just push people to work more and more, while they do what exactly, I don't know. All the reasons I originally decided against going into software engineering seem to be becoming my reality now. Best of luck to you

[startingover]

I'm glad you did what's best for you. ❤🎉

[xdiepx]

I’ve been a software engineer for over 10 years and I share your view on changing over to a new field…but I find it so hard to change over. However good luck in your new career

[PopSantos-ndjb]

Hello, I’m Brazilian software engineer and I’m studying english with your video. I hope you find your a role that best for your.

[helloiqbal]

Well, based on your strength I think you should try product management roles, your understanding in software development will also helps

[furqantarique]

I don't want to be jobless and i like to try software engineering

[neomangeo]

Not saying you took the wrong decision at all but there are some things to bring up here. To me most of the issues you said were because you were new to the software engineer role and also company culture and I can give some reasons. My roles have been highly collaborative right from the beginning. Even when I was junior, because I had help from seniors in the office who I got on well with and could ask questions whenever I wanted. Also as you grow in your career, it becomes more and more collaborative as seniors and leads for example are often doing far more collaborating than coding, more meetings and discussions. Also the coding becomes easier when you have experience, I'd bet you were struggling all day solving code problems because the bootcamp wasn't too great and you were not getting help from solid seniors in your role. After a few years the coding becomes the easier part and the real work is just solving problems by collaborating with others. So maybe being a SE isn't for you sure, but hopefully you didn't just quit the entire industry before you even got your foot in the door and know what it is really like or what working for other companies is like compared to the one you were in, but you can always jump back in I expect. Your first job will be nothing like your 3rd or 4th. Every role is different depending on company culture and your experience level and role. Good luck though, hopefully you find the right role for you and it makes you happy.

[xjgzlnq]

I have two team members under me who transitioned to other roles. One lady quit software engineering to become a business analyst. I was surprised when she told me that. I told her she was doing a fantastic job. All the features assigned to her worked properly and the code reviews were fine. It went something like this:

Me: Prabba, you are doing a fantastic job. Why switch now?
Prabba: Yes, I know you see the result, but you don't see all the time I spent on weekends and late hours to get everything working for the next sprint. I have to work until 12 am and weekends for months. The story point says 5, but it's like a 10 for me. I just got married and I barely spend time with my new husband. We haven't had our honeymoon yet due to this project.

Another lad moved to Data Science.

Some people just aren't cut out for coding into the night. For me, I wouldn't have it any other way.

[redwall]

"this isn't a clickbait video"

literally goes on to explain a very unique situation about how a non CS major/"actual" software engineer got burnt out and quit, when most software engineering jobs aren't like this. Literal definition of clickbait

[chenkaihong]

people quitting, am even in yet wkwkwkw

[PorterPickUp]

Sounds like a pretty normal case of a woman preferring to work with people instead of things (code). Nothing wrong with that. I hope you find a role that you find satisfaction in.