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I have exactly the same problem.. got sucked into "the cloud" 4-5 years ago at my current employer. Now I desperately want to get another job. Something with pr

I have exactly the same problem.. got sucked into "the cloud" 4-5 years ago at my current employer. Now I desperately want to get another job. Something with preferably no or minimal cloud involved. The trouble is that the jobs that sound interesting don't reflect my expertise.. Now should I try to start from 0 with a junior salary? Does not make sense with a family. I don't really have an idea yet.. but I urgently need to change something because my current work is killing everything I ever felt for software development.

aprdm 4y ago
Try to find work in visual effects, lots of interesting work and they’re on prems. Anyone with software background can get in !
- myth_drannon 4y ago
  Right, but the hours are long and the pay is low. VFX is even worse than games from career perspective
  - aprdm 4y ago
    That's not true in programming. I was 9-5 on 7 years there over multiple studios. My last studio (one of the most known ones) actually had 4d weeks. It is definitely true for VFX Artists. And you will definitely get a pay cut compared to tech (50%-ish TC)