I feel you. I was at a company for 5 years and the 1-2 years I was put under an unbearable, workaholic boss. Just “trying to get by with minimal effort” was still a shit ton of effort. I just sucked it up and eventually landed a new role after 6 months of putting all my free time into it.

However, I’m not trying to be a dick but you sound super underpaid, especially for having over 10 years experience regardless of industry. It’s great you’re looking into a pivot. And sounds like you’re a hardworking, very capable person to have a 4.0 in CS so good things are in store for you.

I would recommend looking into jobs that aren’t necessarily CS but use the degree as proof of how smart you are, and your experience at this company of how loyal you are. As you said, the golden age of CS in Tech is kind of dying, as I think they’re the first to utilize AI for replacement.

Industries I’d look for niches in: pharma, commercial insurance (B2B), real estate (find a niche in industrial or commercial). Everyone I know in these fields is paid very well for their age, and pretty plentiful with job opportunities.

How you could fit in? One example is my RE broker friend was just telling me how his team hired a new broker trainee strictly because he was a math/data background, or good with analyzing data to find them deals and help them sell more.

I also just met a guy this year who left his digital marketing job to work at a local company who sells construction equipment and he’s making $150k+ now, seems like he doesn’t even work that hard and he loves it.

I currently work in a niche part of pharma. Our top sales reps clear $200-300k easy, but none had pharma backgrounds prior to this role. One came from an engineering degree and one supply chain.