I was semi-involuntarily faced with the same situation this year. Giving a meaningful answer will depend on situational things, ie: - How old are you? - How s

I was semi-involuntarily faced with the same situation this year. Giving a meaningful answer will depend on situational things, ie: - How old are you? - How senior are you in your profession? - Are you the sole provider for your family? - How much savings/equity/etc do you have floating around? - What other skillsets do you have that you could leverage? The problem (I found, anyway) with 'alternative careerpaths' are that they either require some sort of previous experience (to get them, or earn a good wage, depending on where you live), or the ones that don't will have 1e10 other people lining up for it (again, depending on where you live). It may be more productive to find a way to cut down on expenses and tap into savings, and try and learn something new, or get in touch with your inner geek again. A side benefit might be getting to spend more time with the kids/wife, or discover a talent or skill you didn't know you had. My experience has shown that I don't want to get out of development, but having to do seemingly meaningless drivel for other people sucks the life out of our profession. I'm going to try and actively keep that spark alive going forward (not sure yet how, but at least it's a start). I'm happy to chat privately if you're interested...