I’m a depressed web developer who’s hypothetically thinking about a possible career change. The issue is I live in a rural area. I’m wondering what kind of new career paths would be available to me out in the country? Two I can possibly think of would be a welder and construction, but I have no idea beyond that. Plus there’s the plethora of things I could possibly do online that Inhave no idea about.

I will most likely just stay as a work from home web developer, so don’t worry too much about me. But still wondering what possible alternatives there are out there, if anybody has any ideas they wouldn’t mind sharing.

I also realize that “rural” might not be specific enough, but I don’t want to get any more specific than that for privacy reasons.

  • @[email protected]
    3•1 year ago

    Is it possible it is just the wrong jobs?

    I’ve worked some web dev jobs that made me hate life and want to quit. I’ve since churned through many jobs and finally found gigs that I actually enjoy, that pay well, that give me ample time off and legit work-life balance.

    I also live relatively rural, read: paid a nearby ISP to run fiber to my home.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•1 year ago

      Yes, it’s a safe bet that it’s just my current job. I was a lot happier at a previous job with a government contractor that was very low stress. I’m going to start applying for new dev jobs.

      I’ll most likely stay in the dev field because it’s the path of least resistance for me, and because the job security most definitely shields me from a lot of new stressors I’m probably not even aware of. But I still wonder sometimes what it would be like to have a job outside like that one guy who said he became a wildlife ranger. Or to have a job where you solve physical problems with your hands, instead of abstract problems with your brain.