I can relate to that and there is also a reason why I left the industry. In my case, I started freelancing again as developer (which raised a few eyebrows at m

I can relate to that and there is also a reason why I left the industry. In my case, I started freelancing again as developer (which raised a few eyebrows at my first clients, but that went away quickly) and contracted a couple of years at a telecommunications provider implementing provisioning services. I was at the start of my thirties then, so probably your current age. I now work completely outside the big corporations and I wouldn't want to go back. Good luck!