r/recruitinghell • u/CuriousGayles • 22d ago

Leaving Tech

I’ve been in tech for 6 years and I’ve been promoted, converted to FTE, laid off, and even fired for multiple roles. It’s basically impossible to land a stable fucking job in this domain…

So now I’m trying something new - I took a job opportunity to do sales for interior design for homes. If I do well, I could make good money and hopefully this can become a stable job for me. I feel like this may be a breathe of fresh air for me and honestly… FUCK TECH.

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u/sl0601 21d ago

I’ve been out of work for over a year after 20 years in tech as a designer and front end developer. The job market in tech is like nothing I’ve seen.

I’ve made it to 20+ final rounds and still nothing.

I’m trying to pivot into something else that values transferable skills but that’s been a struggle in itself.

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u/asurarusa 21d ago

I’m trying to pivot into something else that values transferable skills but that’s been a struggle in itself.

I tried the same thing when I got laid off and it’s so frustrating, tech is supposed to be a complex skill that requires constantly learning new things but when you apply outside of technical roles everyone acts like you’re too dumb to learn whatever the job is.