Today, I just got news that our company is mandating that everyone installs spy software on their computers. As I am not going to install such software on my computer, it has been said to me that if we don’t find some solution, I will get fired.
To be honest, I was thinking about changing jobs anyway, so I don’t mind that much, but I am not sure what to do now.
I work in IT, so I have quite a lot of job opportunities, but most of them are something that is mostly harmful to society.
So I am considering two options: Try to find some meaningful job in IT (which is likely to be very hard).
Find some nice good paying job where I can work, ideally part-time, and focus on working on open source software in my free time.
Not really sure what to do, does anyone have any experience with similar situation?
Could always look for union labor work. Compared to IT you’ll probably be staring down the barrel of a pay cut but you’d potentially have some nice benefits and exercise to go with it. I spent 5 years in insurance claims and a bit less than a year as the on site tech support for the same office, it absolutely wrecked my brain working there. Got a job as a custodian for the school district, only a $9/hr pay cut but the benefits are better at lower OOP, I will get a state pension to retire on, and I’m more active than I’ve been in I don’t know how long which has had tons of health benefits.
Good luck either way.
I work in Europe, so benefits are pretty good wherever I work. But yeah it is something I am also considering maybe finding some completely different job, to be honest I am starting to feel some burnout.