Reflection on Three Years of Work

Recently, I submitted my resignation (or you could say I got off the boat, if you know what I mean 😉).

In my fourth year as an engineer, I still haven’t managed to stay at a job for a year... After 9 months at BC, I realized that despite the great salary and easy work (most of the time, there was even no work at all), I was still struggling internally and experiencing burnout.

I carefully considered my expectations for my work state and goals. Looking back at the various freelance and full-time jobs I’ve had, the most resonant aspect of my identity has been: working with people, understanding them, and solving problems.

This description is a bit abstract; in simpler terms, it means “I want to help solve problems as a human partner, rather than just being a technical tool”. Okay, that’s not much clearer.

This preference, combined with the current AI-driven job market, has led me to the conclusion that I never wanted to be a technical person. That kind of life is painful for me, and the development of AI will help reduce the complexity and cost of technical work. I should focus on training myself to discover problems and find solutions, as this may be a more suitable way for me to work. I should also spend more time practicing and learning to use various media to tell stories, making good use of the tools at hand to continue various side projects. By chance, I talked with the company I’m currently collaborating with on freelance projects, and I will be returning to the design industry in August. After experiencing ups and downs, I no longer have strong emotional fluctuations about work. My current goal is to take good care of my family and move forward slowly. My perspective is gradually becoming clearer, and I am also becoming more humble.