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Originally Posted by comrade
I don't want to derail the thread, but I'm curious as to what you transitioned to, and whether it related to your time as a software developer.
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I was a developer (.NET, Java mainly) for 6 years professionally. I ended up going into Business Analysis, then Project Management, and now I do Portfolio Management (Manage a group of projects and programs). So I got away from the technical side and more into the business side.
Completely by fluke. I answered a job posting for a BA at an O&G company and thought it was a fancy name for a programmer. The guy who interviewed me was awesome and explained the job which sounded good to me. I always was very business mined in my developer role and decided to give it a try. I really enjoy managing clients and not coding. Both are difficult in their own ways, but this is less late nights and stress I find. Maybe it is because I am more natural at this than coding, which I used to pull my hair out over.
I do miss it sometimes, loved to build something cool, or figure out a problem. Maybe one day I will go back but for now I am happy with the career path I took.