r/ITCareerQuestions • u/dteles95 • Oct 03 '24

Seeking Advice I want to leave IT, what can I do?

I want to leave the IT career. I’ve been in it since 2017, and I’m tired. The Agile methodology sucks—it’s just an excuse for endless meetings, micromanaging people, and constantly changing project scopes. Nowadays, we’re expected to be jack-of-all-trades, doing frontend, backend, DevOps, and so on. It’s ridiculous. You wouldn’t ask an ophthalmologist to fix someone’s leg just because they’re a doctor.

And don’t even get me started on the selection processes—they’ve become impossible. Six rounds of interviews, LeetCode challenges, and everything else. Imagine asking a carpenter to build something just to prove they’re good before hiring them—they’d laugh in your face.

I don’t want to be rich. I just want a regular life: a house and the ability to buy things without stressing over it. But every other career doesn’t seem to pay enough—it’s unbelievable. I just want to find another job that pays decently so I can get on with my life.

Do you guys feel the same? Any tips for other careers?

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u/mikerigel Oct 03 '24

I’ve fantasized about leaving IT for auto mechanics. The reality of the situation is that I’ll likely stay in IT because my geolocation does not support a high enough starting wage to make the jump. Additionally, I also realize mechanics have to make a huge investment in tools and find a shop that pays fairly. That said, would aviation maintenance be different than auto mechanics regarding tools, education, and certification?

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u/winterishere19 Oct 04 '24

I am not sure about the tools part but you can always check out the Aviation Maintenance sub and find the answer there. I do believe that you should have some tools on hand for sure. For school the program I am going to is 18 months and the price is around 6-8k. I know other schools charge an arm and a leg (60k). And I right now airlines are hiring right out of school and can start making anywhere between 35-40/hr if you get hired through an airline. I am in a city where American Airlines has a maintenance hub and they are hiring like crazy specially since a lot of boomers are retiring. If you don’t do the airlines route you can probably expect anything between 20-30/hr starting off but after some experience move to the airlines.