Currently a BDR looking to transition out of sales completely into some sort of more technical role or coding role. Anyone have any suggestions or doing the same?

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Just curious, why?
I mean sales pays good, what could be possible reasons

Possibly to get out of having a quota? Less pressure month over month without one (depending on role and company of course)

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