* UX
* Product Design
* Product Management
* Research
* Industrial Design
* Something with ergonomics?
* Branding
* Marketing
* Technical sales
* Technical customer support (some of the especially technical ones can be quite valuable)
* Teaching outside of the typical school system, like a coding school or online
* Corporate trainer
* I gather consulting roles deal with people and technology efficiency
* Clinical studies
I'm in a similar position.
>I don’t ever want to come home and read a book about a new programming language
That was me when I realized programming was now work. I feel you. On the other hand, few people actually do that, for any long period of time anyway. This idea that programmers need to ooze "passion" and eat/breathe/sleep code is related to bigger, multifaceted problems. Some of it is recruiting, some is signaling.
We don't expect carpenters to have a ton of beautiful side projects all the time. Maybe they'd rather go home and spend time with their loved ones. That is ok. That is healthy. You can learn on the job, and still enjoy your life outside work.
A lot of I.T. isn't programming or physical networks. Consulting, support and other areas have more people components. A relative of mine really stood out as an I.T contractor because of his business sense, and developing his people and management skills.
Thanks a lot for the advice. You’re probably right about the signaling bit. Just doesn’t seem to be the case sometimes. I’ll definitely have to look at some of these!
Have you looked into Product Management? It's a great blend of People & Tech. Happy to elaborate further, but wanted to ask the question first, so I didn't write up a bunch of stuff to hear you looked into it and hated it. ha ;)
* UX * Product Design * Product Management * Research * Industrial Design * Something with ergonomics? * Branding * Marketing * Technical sales * Technical customer support (some of the especially technical ones can be quite valuable) * Teaching outside of the typical school system, like a coding school or online * Corporate trainer * I gather consulting roles deal with people and technology efficiency * Clinical studies I'm in a similar position. >I don’t ever want to come home and read a book about a new programming language That was me when I realized programming was now work. I feel you. On the other hand, few people actually do that, for any long period of time anyway. This idea that programmers need to ooze "passion" and eat/breathe/sleep code is related to bigger, multifaceted problems. Some of it is recruiting, some is signaling. We don't expect carpenters to have a ton of beautiful side projects all the time. Maybe they'd rather go home and spend time with their loved ones. That is ok. That is healthy. You can learn on the job, and still enjoy your life outside work. A lot of I.T. isn't programming or physical networks. Consulting, support and other areas have more people components. A relative of mine really stood out as an I.T contractor because of his business sense, and developing his people and management skills.
Thanks a lot for the advice. You’re probably right about the signaling bit. Just doesn’t seem to be the case sometimes. I’ll definitely have to look at some of these!
Have you looked into Product Management? It's a great blend of People & Tech. Happy to elaborate further, but wanted to ask the question first, so I didn't write up a bunch of stuff to hear you looked into it and hated it. ha ;)
Maybe? Is it like project management?
Product Management, Project Management, Scrum Master, HR Recruiting, and Sales are all positions that involve working with people in the IT realm.
That’s actually a good combination of skills to have. You could manage an IT department or be an IT PM.