| "What to do about" any self-revelation is a huge, huge topic. Some high level pointers: 1. Get some perspective, and a community It's important to have a realistic assessment of one's skills and goals, strengths and weaknesses. Especially important about things that one thinks one is "terrible" at, or that one thinks one is "great" at. There are a lot of lenses through which to see one's own capabilities, and it is not uncommon for a person to be a consensus of one about themselves. Others may think a terrible person is great, and vice versa. It's important to have conversations with other folks about these issues, to understand where one stands. If one does not have such a local trusted "community" in which to have these conversations, that is the most important thing to try to develop. How to do so is its own huge topic. 2. Get an assessment of safety/vulnerability In the near term, being sufficiently skilled and ergonomic to a job is important, for obvious reasons. If there are specific concerns- which to be clear are more about "ergonomics" and nuanced compatibility, than some intrinsic binary good/bad system- that's an important conversation to have with deciders at the employer. How to have these conversations is another big topic all on its own. 3. Get an understanding of the landscape Developer isn't the only job in the world. It's not even the only good job. Think of "developer" as a "translator" job- operating on a "border" translating from one community of humans to another of very quick but exceptionally stupid beings. There are many, many, many other "translator" jobs, both more and less "technical" than developer and more and less "domain specific" (whatever industry the job is in). If one is uncomfortable in one kind of translation role, there are many other kinds, many other trajectories. OP mentions having wide knowledge of other "tech" topics- I would advise thinking about that as a skill and think of it from a "translator" perspective. What community does the person with those skills translate from, and who do they translate to, and what domains would they work in. There's much more, but those are my top level thoughts: 1. Get some perspective and a community. 2. Get a sense of safety/vulnerability. 3. Get some understanding of the landscape. The world is a BIG BIG place. Lots of things to do, ways to help and engage. Best wishes. |