Post by @rozodru@piefed.world

2026-10-19 00:24 UTC

and this is why I’m retiring in two weeks. They don’t get it, they never will. my work as a contractor trying to code review their slop and telling them what they needed to change fell on deaf ears. they cut me a cheque, thanked me for my time, and it was onto the next company/startup to perform the same song and dance. i’m done. I’m done with the tech industry. 25 years just poof, gone. I’m in my mid 40s, i’m single, i own my condo, i’m done. I’m going to sit on my ass all day, play videogames, and clear out my codeberg and delete everything. I’m not even going to work on FOSS stuff anymore, i’m not going to maintain anything, I’m not going to contribute. I’m done. I want nothing to do with this crap.

Replies (7)

@redditStinksSuperBad@lemmy.world 2026-10-19 01:26

man i’m like a couple years behind ya. could you tell me the ballpark of what you’re retiring on so i can be envious :D

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@echodot@feddit.uk 2026-10-19 05:20

Unfortunately the truth is AI is probably going to get good enough that it won’t matter anymore. I guess I’m just hopeful that it’s gonna build a space elevator or something and we actually get some benefit out of surrendering agency. There are enough open weight models that the millionaires won’t get there tech bro mad max dysutopian fantasy world with them at the top.

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@brave_lemmywinks@lemmy.world 2026-10-19 07:41

Man so envious of that, I’m just a bit younger and I can’t retire like that. I will be sailing my job until they fire me. Don’t know what will happen next but maybe I can find something that’s more down to earth with my local community and still brings some joy.

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@khaleer@sopuli.xyz 2026-10-19 08:47

good ending, took too long maybe

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@njordomir@lemmy.world 2026-10-19 03:10

Fair. I have been a Linux hobbyist for decades. Up until being replaced by AI a year or two ago, I worked tech support and tech billing/contract roles for infrastructure and software giants. I have zero interest in perpetuating purportedly legal but sketchy billing schemes, using or selling AI, or enabling any foreign (or local) genocides or surveillance states with my work. I’d rather make less money and have my ethics a little less shattered. The main reasons I work are to learn new skills and to get health insurance and money. I can learn skills on my own, I’m doing okay on money because my hobbies are mostly free or pay me a little bit. It’s mostly the threat of financial destitution, homelessness, and dying in a gutter because I caught a cold without health insurance that have kept me working full time, even when my freelancing was a big portion of my income. If we can solve the healthcare issue, everything will change for the better. I truly believe that.

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@NuanceDemon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-19 13:04

Everyone I’ve seen retire at 40 ends up drinking every day from midday and watching game shows for hours on end. Point being, find something else to focus on or you’ll drift. And enjoy!

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@imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-20 14:06

Heard about that guy who worked 25 years at Adobe, got laid off, couldn’t find a job for a year and became a bus driver? That is our reality today.

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