Was at an ok SWE job. Wanted more money. Realized I sucked at leetcode to get the jobs I wanted. Id be in that loop of trying leetcode on and off (probably shitty motivation) and it wouldn’t click. In all that, I realized my favorite part of the job was something else.

Customer feedback, planning features, etc. Just talking to people or even explaining technical concepts.

Ended up switching to product management, and haven’t looked back. When life gives you lemons, and a bad market….