[ahknight]

I tried consulting. I couldn't self-motivate to self-imposed deadlines. Barely averted disaster. Never again.

Tried a startup. Same problem. Worse result.

Now I startup surf as a developer, but only to interesting projects. If I work on a boring project, I'm going to wind up behind schedule. One I learned that about myself, I adjusted my job searches to fit (as much as possible).

Project management? I suppose if I weren't the one actually doing it that would work. But if you switch early on, you're stuck with it. I'd get a few more years of software on your resume before bailing. That gives you experience with various kinds of scheduling and PMs and a better idea of the PM you'll want to be.

[heurist]

Thanks, I agree it would be best to get a few more years under my belt. How did you get into startup surfing?

[ahknight]

Got hired by one. They didn't have enough people so I added about a dozen acronyms to the resume. After it cratered I picked up a job based on those acronyms. Rinse and repeat.