I'm a bit angry at the current market, but I like the work I do.
And sadly, I'm far from overpaid (you can probably guess my industry in 1-2 guesses now. Not like I keep it secret on this profile to begin with). I really do want to do my own work without being binded to corporate whiplash, but I still have a mortgage and car to pay off. And I need to rebuild my 6 months savings after the current year of layoff.
I'm going to start laying down the foundations on the side next year, but I see at least 5 more years before I can even consider jumping off.
Aw man, gamedev is rough. That's a bad spot to be in today's market. I'm primarily frontend, but now work as solo eng for a sizeable nonprofit. So much better, I'd say 30% of my work is code and the rest is people work. Absolutely fantastic balance.
There's always career direction change. Lots of folks are eager to hire gamedevs, because they work hard and think different. Not sure if that's something you want, but perpetual burnout is never worth it.
And sadly, I'm far from overpaid (you can probably guess my industry in 1-2 guesses now. Not like I keep it secret on this profile to begin with). I really do want to do my own work without being binded to corporate whiplash, but I still have a mortgage and car to pay off. And I need to rebuild my 6 months savings after the current year of layoff.
I'm going to start laying down the foundations on the side next year, but I see at least 5 more years before I can even consider jumping off.