re: "Who Is Quitting?" Hits Hacker News Front Page

05 Jul 2026 #coding #career

You know something is happening when Hacker News features a Who Is Quitting instead of a Who Is Hiring.

Bad managers, unrealistic expectations, AI, toxic culture… Every response shared a different but similar story.

I’ve wanted to quit more times than I can count.

After a layoff in 2024, I stopped coding for almost a year. That breaking moment came after a “good job” that broke me, left me sick, and burned me out.

The time between jobs became a mini-sabbatical. I couldn’t find a job and nearly drained my savings. But that was the most peaceful moment in my recent years.

After recovering, I took a coding gig as a freelancer while reinventing myself. Since then, I’ve developed a love-hate relationship with coding. And just yesterday, a stupid error made me think about quitting again.

As some sort of manifestation, I don’t see myself coding until retirement. Instead of coding, I’m working on my horizon goal: Turning parts of my life into books.

Before I retire, I’m passing on what I learned in a book series. The second book, Street-Smart Coding, is already out. The prequel is on its way. It’s my way of sharing the lessons nobody told me.