Ep 20 - Thinking about quitting Tech?

Ever had one of those days, weeks or years? Have you thought, even briefly, about giving up the tech life and pursuing another career dream? Spurred on by a recent Reddit discussion, Sanj, Gwen and Neil look into the reasons why people might occasionally be tempted, and share their own half-baked alternate career plans. Learn which of your hosts was once a trainee electrician, who'd love to be a mile-high dentist, who took a crash-course in pub ownership, and who just wants to be paid to be on the beach.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
01:06 The Stand-Up
08:58 This Week's Epic
24:45 The Wash-Up

Ever had one of those days, weeks or years? Have you thought, even briefly, about giving up the tech life and pursuing another career dream? Spurred on by a recent Reddit discussion, Sanj, Gwen and Neil look into the reasons why people might occasionally be tempted, and share their own half-baked alternate career plans. Learn which of your hosts was once a trainee electrician, who'd love to be a mile-high dentist, who took a crash-course in pub ownership, and who just wants to be paid to be on the beach.

In the stand-up, everyone's still hiring, everyone's waiting for shiny new toys to arrive, and two of our crew go cold turkey on caffeine (one more deliberately than the other).

LINKS DISCUSSED THIS WEEK:

Kia EV6

Sticker Mule

Reddit: Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and become a plumber/electrician/brickie?

Lisa Crispin: I'm independent!

Touchstone

The Guardian: 'Relentless calls and constant abuse': why Britain's vets are in crisis