Navigating the Mid Tech Career Crisis
summary
A mid‑career engineer nearly hands in a resignation called "peace out" after waking up apathetic, racing heart and impulsive decision making, then accepts a manager’s offer to pause and rebuild a new foundation. Concrete moves: creates a vision board, uses 360 review and therapist support, returns to school at the Harvard Extension School for a data science master’s, shifts from engineering manager into staff/principal roles focused on observability and data flow, and regains purpose. A Hinge study noted 51.7% cite work‑life balance as a reason to leave.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 12:58Mid-Career Crisis
- 16:11Mid-Tech Career Crisis
- 29:122022-Crisis In Retrospect
- 33:53Discover Your Purpose, Craft the Vision, Work the Mission
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