Better paying, fewer hassles, don't wear out your body as quickly. I know a guy who was a superstar networking engineer in the 90s, who now is a wildlands fire

Better paying, fewer hassles, don't wear out your body as quickly. I know a guy who was a superstar networking engineer in the 90s, who now is a wildlands firefighter. But it's not like he left all his problems behind in computing -- there are still politics and other workplace frustrations.