Ask HN: Non-SaaS jobs for overly anxious devs?
I'll admit it, I'm tired of working on SaaS software. Just mentally and physically exhausted. The always-on nature weighs on me constantly, waiting for something to break (even though it mostly never does). No amount of testing, monitoring, and reliable architecture design allows me to breathe easier. I won't get in trouble if something breaks, it is just my own catastrophizing of a future, hypothetical situation that is bringing me down.
Because of this, I simply don't want to work in SaaS anymore (at least for a detox period). I'm wondering what the realistic options are to stay employed in software development, but in a more disconnected/offline mode that better suits my personality (I know we all have differing degrees of anxiety, OCD-like symptoms, imposter syndrome, you name it- not looking for mindfulness or meds to solve anything here, although it is related to the ultimate goal of improving my emotional and physical health).
Curious to hear about anyone who went through a similar SaaS anxiety rut, and if you found a role that got you out of it to live a more carefree life outside of work hours. Should I be looking at offline (gasp, installable) software, systems software, something else? The ultimate dream would be going solopreneur a la Sublime HQ, but that isn't in the cards at the moment (and is likely a shared pipedream by many of us).
Thanks for any insights!