What kind of job can I switch to from app developer role?
 

I am very tired of my current app developer job
I am currently an app developer

everyday have to answer how system work, everyday gt new thing happening. My work environment is fastpaced, dynamic

I just want to do the same thing and have a predictable workplace for 5 years. I master something for first year, then spend the next 4 years do the same thing that I am trained for.

Weekend have also standby duty. Current job: $4.4k.

I do not want to make technical decision anymore, I am only good in follow instruction.

The pace here is good damn fast, whatapps, email, slack channel. constantly will have people tag me and I have to catch up, keep up etc etc

I keep making wrong decision, cos my ability not there, and I really catch no ball of what technical thing they are doing, most of the time I agar agar only. I dun want to screw this project.

I want to leave this project gracefully, before they realise I actually just enduring and I feel I will get throw to more sai in 2021

Looking for non technical job, I don't want to touch programming anymore

- No weekend duty, more family time
- At least $4k
- follow instruction, I don't ask question
- No programming

Go to Accenture consulting. Or go back ST Eng.

Can convert to software tester or cyber security tester

Since you are a developer, I think you should be good enough to review other people soft code or break other people software.

Anyway, cyber security is like hit cake now and high pay.

software tester now is no longer the same as what it used to be. u need to know how frontend works in order to write automation script (java, javascript, python), u need to know how backend work to test them (api, rest, soap, postman, restassured, newman) , u need to know how DB work to validate them (sql, pandas), u need to know how to chain them up as CI pipeline (maven, npm, jenkins).
unless u want to do pure manual, then go ahead, u won't have much choice in coming year as no tester doing pure manual now adays.

Software tester also gt programming one (trust me I know), can I switch to a total different field like social care or do some administrative work? like work in a elderly home or something

I really cannot be a consultant, I not good in attending meeting and understand all the technical term

How did you end up in app development in that case?

oh **** man , i thought i'm the only one, we are on the same boat. i've been in IT for almost 10 years now and everyday i DON"T KNOW what I'M DOING.
everything i just ASSUME and hope it is right, when it has been wrong too many times, i will switch job and that's how i survive for 10 years and stress all day.

but rest assured, i belive many others out there..

10 years?? sure bo?

Sadly, app developer is the modern age blue factory worker.
That's why a lot of technologist. Want to start their website or startup. Then sell off become millionaire

I am working as a vendor for some other IT company

client demand a lot of funny thing

once a while is fine, they get really demanding and my boss keep giving us pressure

Well bro, I don't think there is any job you don't have to learn new thing, because if you stop learning you will be kicked out of the boat. So I think you should continue doing your job.

Believe me, there are a lot of people now wish they should have learnt IT to be able to get a job. App developer is hot subject in job market now tho.

I suggest you should learn to invest something, so when you have passive income, you can leave your job and retire early.

As someone who worked in a pressure cooker environment that deals with a lot of $$$, I recommend you to get a mentor who can teach you some soft skills so you can properly navigate unreasonable demands and manage their expectations, otherwise as you progress in your career you will face the same problem again. And also learn more about stress management.

Please develop them. Your technical knowledge + soft skills + stress management will secure your job for at least the next 5 to 7 years until the next economic disruption. And please don't be tempted to think so much about investments you don't understand at all, the world is changing, the way we understand investments or financial shortcuts or retirement will also be evolving. You're welcome.

Laddies can consider going geylang to Stand. The world oldest profession will never be digitally disrupted unless men can to piak piak with computers remotely.

i dunno are you joking or not. i think all this field is either way below your current pay..... i think now it filled by foreign talent.

I just want to follow instruction and do my work diligent and leave me alone after 6pm

I just want to do my work peacefully :(

so what is the range of your expected salary for doing those type of job?

maybe 3.5 to 4k?

I just dun want to work in pressure cooker environment

this hor sound like ITE fresh grad can also do, i dun think you will get 3.5k -4k.

If I want to work in Ministry of Social and Family Development

https://www.msf.gov.sg/Pages/default.aspx

Is it a good place to work?

What are some way I can applied? Career gov right?

will I suffer major paycut from my technical role?

You can try ops. Biz ops, ops specialist..etc. There’s entry level at 3.5k easily with some working exp, background is usually not even specific, and salary can definitely go up further. Prob need some soft skills if it involves interaction with upper level that’s all which most ppl should be able to.