But when I look at tech job boards, nothing excites me anymore enough to even apply. I like solving technical problems, but that's about the extent of my interest in the tech sector anymore. I hate modern software development methodologies and their rituals. I literally have a gag reflex at the thought of attending more meetings. Almost everything that I see big tech touch I see it making worse, and small tech seems to exist primarily to support big tech while trying to emulate it. I just can't do this industry anymore.
Did you quit? What did you do next? Were you happy with the outcome, or disappointed by it? I grew up in poverty, so my biggest fear is the loss of income, so I need to find some assurance to myself that I can find something I like better than tech that at least makes enough to pay the bills.