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Comment by leowoo91 | Hacker News Reader

As someone trapped into the software, does anyone know how I can go out?

If you want to get on the managerial side, you have to learn how to get people to listen to you and do what you ask of them. You have to become an annoyingly squeaky wheel and develop your soft-skill Jedi mind-tricks.

Or you can drop it all and start your business, which means all of the above plus sales plus lots of patience and little or no pay.

Otherwise, you can always change career completely.

I'd say just tough it out with the goal to F.I.R.E.

not all software developpers work in the US.

So?

It's much less practical of a goal in some places. High taxes for example, make it harder to save as much.

It might be harder, but could still be possible. Just because the US has lower taxes, doesn't mean expenses are the same (tons of variables) - just look at our healthcare costs.

I live in the UK and aiming for FIRE

Implying that FIRE participants are only in the US is just as wrong as assuming all developers are in the US.

Sure. No one can tell you exactly what job to apply, only you know what you'd really love. If you feel "trapped", start searching for something that you love doing (and also can get paid for that) that doesn't feel trapped. When you find it, you'll feel that it's the right thing.

Unfortunately I’m never remotely qualified for the rare occasion I see I job I’d “love”.

So do what you need to do to become qualified.

Or don't.

It's your life.

do you like design? :)

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