1) Are you sure software is right for you? It seems like a lot of your unhappiness comes from your job... 2) If your unhappiness doesn't come from your job, ar

1) Are you sure software is right for you? It seems like a lot of your unhappiness comes from your job... 2) If your unhappiness doesn't come from your job, are you satisfied with your personal life? Often when someone is unhappy with their personal life it spills over into their work life. Do you have friends, a significant other, and/or hobbies? 3) You might still consider pursuing entrepreneurship. A lot of entrepreneurs seem to have had difficulty being satisfied in a corporate environment. What do you mean by "confrontational situations?" Business usually does not consist of confrontational situations. In the tech world, people are actually very nice. When people in the tech and non-tech world say no to you, they will often do so by either 1) politely saying no, or 2) ignoring you, neither of which are confrontational. People are actually quite eager to help others out. The only cases in which arguments get heated that I can think of are when you argue with people who work with/for you about a decision that you both hold strong opinions about. In this case, you avoid this by hiring/working with people who communicate very diplomatically. In any case, if you ever have a co-founder, typically your co-founder should be someone you've worked with before or are friends with, so that level of personal familiarity should alleviate things.