I’ve been side-hustling and starting to enjoy it more than my 9-to-5. I love building things, but the corporate dev cycle is wearing me down. Are any of you planning to stay in engineering until retirement? I guess I’m curious to find out if anyone else is already mentally halfway out the door.

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At this point I'm not sure I'll be able to stay engaged until retirement age. Part of me would be fine with that, but I also realize things keep changing and there's no telling how secure anyone's job will be going forward. I've been thinking this might be the year to get more serious about coming up with a side project I could eventually stand up as a going concern.

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Myself mentally , don’t take it too seriously I’m always checked out

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I’m in this boat too. It feels like I’m putting on a show during the work day but I’m not staying engaged and keeping up with the joneses so I don’t know how long it’ll last naturally

I’m really impressed that you have the energy and drive to work on a side hustle, kudos OP

I don't hate what I do, but I am getting tired. I am more focused on saving as much as I can so that I can retire early.

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