| This is great advice. Check out the insurance industry. - Notorious for it's slow-moving timelines and bog-standard technology needs. Tech is usually "behind the curve", but that's okay! You don't need to be an expert in the latest frameworks here. - Usually the tech is built around a few core business apps, knowing the gotchas and quirks of these is half the job. - WLB is great, the industry is full of professionals who "just want to get the job done". - Great job security. Many types of insurance products are legally required by the government and the industry is fairly recession resilient. Mass layoffs are pretty rare. - You won't get FAANG level comp, but the major carriers can have competitive pay at upper levels. - The industry is close knit and domain knowledge is easily transferable. You can find a new job pretty quickly in my experience, often by leveraging your network rather than cold-applyling. People say it's boring, but I actually find the industry quite dynamic and fun. There are so many types of insurance, it's such an essential and pro-social financial product (risk hedging feels a lot more ethical than lending imo). |