Hi everyone,
Recently became FDE (Forward deployed engineer), previously was an IC only.
FDE is basically a fancy word for Implementation Consultant for AI projects in US Big Tech.
The amount of stress I get on a daily basis is beyond imaginable.
The stakeholder management is the most difficult part.
Any general advice who made the same transition?
- 6 years in legal, 8 years in tech.
- mid 30s
- 2 different degrees done with 10 years difference (in different countries): law, and cs
- house, wife, family
- not much savings (for now, most $ went into the house), but stable financially and future prospects are also not bad (regular life so to say).
- live near nature, but close enough to city.
Very likely to have adhd or something like this: regular jobs at corporate feels boring after 1-2 years, in top very well paid corporations I get too much stressed out after half a year. Usually held a job for 2.5-3 years then switch. Conundrum: working with customers/stakeholders stresses me out, working purely internally is boring.
I just want to gather any advices if anyone would suggest something. Not urgent, just idea.