Tech Career Ruined My Personal Life

For the people who sacrificed their personal life for this how did that turn out? I came into this field with zero computer experience and didn’t even learn ctrl + z until second semester of freshmen year. Fast forward 4 years, and I have given everything for it. I broke up with my girlfriend who I still miss before entering college so I could focus on it, I have said no to my friends so many times they don’t invite me anywhere, didn’t even go to thanksgiving, so you kind of get the picture all so I can become technically cracked. I have gotten better than I would have ever thought and i have a good job and it’s even looking like I’m about to found my own tech startup alone soon too. It’s wild because I can actively see my personal life is in ruins and getting worse. But I can’t really stop it due to the fear of incompetence mainly and the drive to get better. So I’m just kind of stuck looking through a window as it happens. I know this isn’t going to end well, but I don’t’t seem to care. I’m just curious if anyone else has been through this and any advice or maybe some foresight into my future.

A long text-post describes a person who sacrificed relationships, friendships, holidays, and personal time to become highly skilled in technology. Although they now have a good job and may start a company, they can see their personal life falling apart and feel unable to stop because of perfectionism and fear of incompetence. The joke is the painfully relatable contrast between professional success and total personal-life failure, making it useful as a reaction to overwork or tech obsession.

• @gentoomemes / 7654 2023-11-28