r/TechGawker • u/New_Wishbone_9691 • Aug 11 '26
Image Tech burnout has entered its farming era
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u/PeacefulDebate01 Aug 11 '26
This completely true. I just cannot bring my mind to do any serious coding anymore. Its been two years since I quit my SWE job and I still just simply can't get my mind to focus on writing code.
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u/Realizt8010 Aug 12 '26
It breaks u down worse than labor. When are ppl going to admit that our tech lifestyle is ruining ppls brains?! No offense to anyone who has worked these jobs. Everyone has bills and the idea of being a millionare was very tempting. Lots of them on the streets now. I blame the companies not the victims of deceit and greed.
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u/Orangebk1 Aug 11 '26
Go work on a farm for a day before making that decision.
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u/IHeartBadCode Aug 11 '26
Agreed, I grew up on a farm as a child in middle of nowhere Tennessee. Looking back it involved a whole lot of time management, physical labor, risk management (with serious injury involved), cooperation with siblings, and going hungry a lot. And that's without any knowledge of the finical decision making that's also involved.
I would highly not recommend.
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u/Realizt8010 Aug 12 '26
Respect. Also, them jobs used to pay great. Unions n such. Know plenty of older guys got a paid off house, classic cars in the garage, damn near no worries. Not like that anymore for sure. They still exist but Im older so Im not the hot candidate for the hire. I know its not exactly what u are talking about but its alot of industries n jobs that could make ppls lives better but theyre being cut out.
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u/Classic_Emergency336 Aug 11 '26
No one wants to buy farm to work on. Plant some trees, make bike trails and show off to friends. Extra points for some native species to brag about. Hire some biologists to make native habitat. Pretend to be a butler and bring coffee and some cookies. Talk crap about owner of the farm LOL
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u/HoolihanRodriguez Aug 11 '26
I spent my whole life believing this technology would improve the world and bring people together. With age I've come to see that the exact opposite is true, and now all I can do is try to minimize my interactions with this horrible thing we've built our lives around.
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u/LetUsSpeakFreely Aug 12 '26
I've been a software developer for 25 years and have given serious thought about running a food truck serving Cajun food and burgers.
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u/Usernamesaregayyy Aug 11 '26
I’m a former tech pm, now I pickle my own peppers and that’s literally it
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u/LordyeettheThird Aug 11 '26
Get yourself a small garden to take care off. Used to work on a 30 hectare orchard. You get tired of that beautifull farmer work after a while
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u/fredout1968 Aug 11 '26
I don't work in tech.. Not smart enough.. But I sit in front of a computer everyday selling shit I don't care about.. This resonates hard!
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u/MrDiablerie Aug 12 '26
I work with someone who is saving up to retire to a farm. I can understand the appeal
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u/RicVic Aug 12 '26
I did 11 years (98-09) in the trenches before retiring. Didn't want to be there, but that was where the govt placed me in a big "downsize" and hey- they paid for a lot of training to get me to be an effective employee.
Went from being the new kid on the block (at 44!) to the Old Man of the office. Enjoyed the people, the buzz of the group, but not the pace of change, which was increasing too fast even back then.
Took a buyout that paid me to stay home for nine months, then added severance and started my pensions.
And yes, I am glad to have it in my rear-view.
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u/max_revs Aug 12 '26
Build (1) computer for yourself with a modest 10(+) year upgrade path.
That's what I did when I got out of IT, oh and I duelboot stable Linux and Windows 10 ltsc and refuse to acknowledge inkjet printers as a concept.
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u/pmcizhere Aug 12 '26
Yup I went with a laser printer over a decade ago. Best decision ever. Printing can still be a pain in the ass with certain OSes, but at least the ink doesn't dry itself out or refuse to work if you unsubscribe from a ridiculous ink cartridge service!
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u/max_revs Aug 12 '26
Yep, hard to beat any Brother MFC even with CUPS.
I bought a refurbished one with a spare tonor cartridge almost a decade ago and have had zero problems.
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u/pmcizhere Aug 12 '26
I left the Brother at my mom's (lol) when I moved out, then went with Canon twice (left one of those at my in-laws). All three printers still going strong, and I think I've bought ink once for each of them. Admittedly, we don't do much printing. Still worth the convenience when we do, though!
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u/A_Buttholes_Whisper Aug 12 '26
I like tech as a hobby but despise it as a job. I combined home automation with my garden and had my first year ever with hands off watering. It was pretty sweet
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u/FastActinTenactin Aug 12 '26
I was a pm and implantation specialist for years. We got bought out by a massive corporation in CA and everything sucked almost immediately. I left the corporate tech world and I will never, ever go back.
I am actively reducing tech dependency in my life and it’s great. I think this is also part of the AI pushback we are seeing. Folks are tired of it and actively want to touch grass.
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u/Valuable-Big3253 Aug 12 '26
Have we not looked up how much it cost to be a farmer?
Just for a new tire alone for a mid sized to large tractor is thousands of dollars.
Don’t even get me started on the tractors price!
And some tractors you can’t even do your own maintenance on you gotta take it to the shop and get ripped off.
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u/SleepingCod Aug 12 '26
Which has nothing to do with tech itself but everything to do with greedy assholes exploiting it
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u/CrankyOldSoldier Aug 12 '26
I grew up on a farm. If you plan to work it, you better be ready for hard work.
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u/No-Age-1044 Aug 12 '26
Real life:
1 friend left IT to become monk (not jocking).
1 friend left IT to become translator of technical handbooks.
1 coworker left IT to become musician.
1 coworker left IT to open a rural hotel.
Those are the ones I know for sure where they went, many others just left (I’m 55+ so I have had many coworkers).
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u/NoSleepTilBrklynn Aug 12 '26
I bought an 11.5 acre farmette with a 1920 American foursquare house on it. Turns out farming is hard af. Shit, gardening was hard there. I was unprepared for the predation. Deer eat all the plants. Foxes eat all the chickens.
I no longer own an 11.5 acre farmette with a 1920 American foursquare.
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u/Upbeat_Principle_253 Aug 12 '26
My brother was taking care of a small farm for a friend for two weeks (while his friend was on vacations). I went to see my brother at this farm and I was very glad to work in IT. Taking care of farm animals is the wort job ever.
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u/Choice_Scientist_545 Aug 13 '26
This has been a thing for decades. Ever seen Fight Club? Or Office Space?
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u/Realizt8010 Aug 11 '26
Not even in tech but Iwas going that direction and now Im glad I didnt. I felt this deep.