Career Pivot from Coding

I've been working as a programmer (deliberately using a vague term) for about 10 years. Due to certain difficultis that I'd rather not disclose (not blacklisted in the industry, if that's your concern) I'm seriously considering a career change. Something relatively separate from coding work, and if possible development/IT work in general, but that would scratch the same itch for problem-solving and have a good chance of at least some skill transfer. That career being "lucrative" is not a primary concern.

One note - my reasons for this change are my own, and I can't prove this without disclosing things that I want to stay private, but they are not trite or shallow. I understand it may be fun to speculate why, and I guess I don't really care if you do; but it's not that I'm just "bored" and want to "try something new". Just know that it's something that's important to me, specifically - one person on the other side of the world. Thank you!

1 points | by mightbeawhile 4 hours ago

1 comments

  • fragrom 3 hours ago
    It's still IT, but it's not necessarily coding work: cybersecurity and/or pen testing.

    It'd still use your coding chops--you know where programmers usually get lazy and make security mistakes--and problem solving, without (necessarily) being coding.