Is conversion to software a bad idea in the current market?
Hey everybody :)
I spent the weekend with this idea boiling in my head.
For context I am a 3 years of experience Analog IC Design Engineer.
I failed my career choice. I have chosen a career path full of heavy stress, a very complex field (spent the weekend debugging a design that doesn't seem to get right) with little to no rewarding. The industry is very old, conservatove, jobs are sparse and in terrible locations , companies reject modern policies such as WFH, etc.. And the pay here in Europe is awful. I have been trying to change jobs for almost 2 years now as I am so unsatisfied yet I only get insulting offers, completely disadjusted from the cost of living.
I feel heavily burned-out and depressed and I keep trying to think of exits for my situation.
I have thought about software but I feel like now it would be a bad path to take from what I read in this sub. Not that many entry-level jobs anymore thanks to the economical crisis and the AI push, and in no way I could compete with CS major at this point. I would probably need to go back to university for a master's perhaps... in that aspect I am a bit lore shielded in my field as analog design can't be yet automated.
I don't know what to do, I am writing this post as a bit of a vent out and asking for advice. I feel like my career is completely ruined and no path I can take will bring me happiness, through a well-paid well-located good benefits job. In no scenario I can win.
Any advice is welcome and I am sorry if this annoyed some of you.