Changing things up
July 15, 2026
The last couple years at Transcor, I became what they referred to as a Project Engineer. Basically, I was still slinging code, but also doing all the project management stuff with the exception of client relations -- the client care team still took care of that.
I thought I wouldn't like that, but I was wrong. I'm sure it was at least partially because I was able to make decisions that affected my work directly instead of waiting for marching orders, but it all worked out pretty smoothly. And now that I'm thinking I'm kind of done with coding for money, the project management aspects are what I'm looking to do with my career going forward.
There are actually a lot of remote jobs out there that are available for that, but I'm not always a great fit for them. Mostly a matter of not having a PMP certificate, so hopefully I can lean on my newfound experience there instead.
There are also people doing interesting things that I let myself waste a few brain cycles on from time to time. A friend of mine is really into a genre called LitRPG, which is a nice blend of fantasy, sci-fi, and computer nerdery. One of their favorite series is called Primal Hunter, by a guy using the pen name Zogarth. His Patreon brings in something like $80,000 per month. Yeah, yeah, that's before taxes, but at a conservative estimate he's netting close to half a million a year, just from that source. Factor in book, ebook and audiobook sales, and dude is definitely doing all right for himself.
Every time I hear or see that stat there's a brief moment where I think, damn I am in the wrong line of work. Then I remember my one attempt many years ago at writing science fiction, and about how often I can put finger to keyboard here. And it may be true that I'm in the wrong line of work, but I don't think LitRPG Author is the right one.
Back to the job boards, I guess.
