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by dagw 2856 days ago
Get out of software. Not software developing, just the software business.

There are lots of industries that are far more sane, but that still need developers. Try looking for a government job for example. Or within fields like logistics, transport, insurance or civil engineering. There a tons of programming opportunities out there that have nothing in common with web based startups. Working on an in-house app for a large logistics company might sound 'sexy', but it can offer a decent wage a stable working situation and far more sane working hours. And the truth is there are lots of genuinely interesting problems to be solved within a lot boring industries. Also you might have to accept you'll be working with some weird in-house COBOL dialect.