29-year-old SWE quits high-salary job to become electrician amid AI fears
yacineMTB · x · 2026-08-31
A 29-year-old software engineer voluntarily left a six-figure salary job to switch careers and become an electrician. He anticipates a major impact on the SWE industry within the next 1-2 years and believes making the switch now positions him ahead of the impending 'flood' of refugees from tech. However, he notes that he already misses being around generally smart people, a hallmark of white-collar environments.
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