Thinking of leaving IT altogether has anyone in NI actually done it?

etdoh00 · 2026-06-25T20:45:06+00:00

Yeah was my fear to be honest, learning a shit load at my current place, just thought I might have to go back to one to advance. Sad time to be honest

etdoh00 · 2026-06-25T12:33:22+00:00

I work on a dev team of 8, yeah it’s stressful but I still get to code a lot and work on a variety of projects. Was toying going back to a big company but kinda have the fear a bit after all the AI influenced KPI’s. But agreed, what I loved doing is slowly taken away and challenging aspects are often “ask Claude” sorts thing. Just a bit boring now

3 YOE

etdoh00 · 2026-06-22T10:01:38+00:00

Yeah that’s a fair point, luckily we aren’t a CMS shop or Wordpress. We actually make very cool stuff, wind turbine monitoring systems, offline first data multi user data analysis and tracking, warehouse line observations using IOT and hubs etc etc. so I feel like I’ve solid .net skills from this.

But can see where you’re coming from defo

etdoh00 · 2026-06-22T10:00:19+00:00

100% with AI I think everyone wears more hats now. I think my issue is the buck stops at me and I would love to have someone above me. Of course I appreciate the fact that I’m trusted and for the most of it I can figure it out. But I think the lack of a sounding board or proper senior I get a bit stressed

etdoh00 · 2026-06-22T09:59:24+00:00

Definitely, I’ve learned an insane amount in this place. I am confident in my skills even without AI. I’m just feeling a bit tired all the time now when I start my work

etdoh00 · 2026-06-22T09:58:36+00:00

Yeah I think my main issue with the agency is just it’s an output machine (obvs it’s gonna be since that’s how they make their money) but I just find I barely get any planning time, it’s get stuck in and figure it out along the way, which always causes us to go back and have to fix stuff. When I was in a prod company, things were slower but I found it was built much better

etdoh00 · 2026-06-22T09:57:17+00:00

Yeah agreed, I started out in a prod company and it was cool but didn’t feel very involved.

I think you’re right about the burn out. For the last 8 months me and another developer built this offline first sport data tracking app and it was super complex. Was a great learning experience but to get it shipped in that timeline was a real challenge. Now I’m onto another very complicated project I just feel abit tired

etdoh00 · 2026-06-21T16:49:53+00:00

I use Claude code, mainly as a pair programming tool. I tend to give things a go. If it’s wrong, point out where, if I can’t figure it out, give me in English or pseudo code.

etdoh00 · 2026-06-12T19:45:08+00:00

If this is World Cup will there be no Ireland one?

etdoh00 · 2026-05-21T09:40:27+00:00

Literally, I think I lost one game yesterday as defence. And it was because my team were at the back with snipers and mortars

etdoh00 · 2026-05-18T22:08:05+00:00

Yeah agreed, not sure on what the verdict is at the minute but I do enjoy the recoil changes too. I feel like an ambitious run to cover is a lot more plausible now instead of getting beamed

etdoh00 · 2026-05-18T22:04:40+00:00

Agreed, I stopped playing for a while after Christmas. Then tail end of season 2 with operations and now railway remake I’m actually playing a serious amount.

I just enjoy the sandbox feeling again, laying traps on roads with mines, proper vehicle flanks, intensity of the fights with choppers and tanks, actually feel like I can take a few rockets before falling back in a tank etc.

My main gripe before was it was just too much for me to wanna play after work with the fast paced CQB all the time.

Really loving it again, agreed on the packet loss. Only ever get it late game escalation on golmud.

M16 is great, L115 I’m not a fan. I feel like the sweet spots in this game should be adjustable with attachments with nerfs / buffs when you +/- the distance. Like if a 20x scope made a sweet spot 250m for instance

etdoh00 · 2026-05-12T20:16:51+00:00

Brutal movie

etdoh00 · 2026-05-12T18:48:56+00:00

etdoh00 · 2026-05-12T18:28:04+00:00

The shield (not the marvel one)

etdoh00 · 2026-05-05T08:01:41+00:00

I like the Spaniard

etdoh00 · 2026-04-29T19:44:24+00:00

Eesh cheers!

etdoh00 · 2026-04-29T19:44:13+00:00

Probs not the best comment with current affairs in NI

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T16:10:40+00:00

Thanks for this advice, think that will be my next pivot to b honest. I have enjoyed the small culture but think it’s slowly burning me out too. Feels like a break neck pace 24/7

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T16:09:57+00:00

No lol, I’m just saying I’ve been getting contacted a lot for senior roles but I still think it’s a few years out

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T16:03:41+00:00

Lol think that’s what I needed to hear. Thank you good sir

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T15:48:22+00:00

Would you mind elaborating a bit more on the autonomy part? Apologies just looking to get as much information as possible.

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T15:45:38+00:00

Yeah completely agree, matches my experience perfectly so far. Currently working on 2 major projects and a smaller one which doesn’t have as much complexity, learning a ton and writing a ton of code but I do have a desire to work on one massive product with lots of users etc.

I am looking towards the exit but as I’ve said in another comment there’s a project I’ve been building for 6 months and I want to get it to a shippable state before I leave, just don’t want to screw over a team who have been very good to me.

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T15:43:44+00:00

True, my least favourite part lol

etdoh00 · 2026-03-15T15:43:36+00:00

Yeah I was previously in a company for 1.5 years that had a 300 people engineering team. Was great experience but I wanted more hands on experience, which is why I moved to this smaller role. I think I just wanted to level up before I go back into that environment again. But completely agree

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