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I traded software engineering for 17-hour work days as a prawn noodle hawker. It's lonely, hot, and somehow rewarding.

Alvin Tan decided to take a break from software development and started a prawn noodle stall.Aditi Bharade Alvin Tan started a prawn noodles side hustle while working as a software engineer. When his ...
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I traded software engineering for 17-hour work days as a prawn noodle hawker. It's lonely, hot, and somehow rewarding.

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I traded software engineering for 17-hour work days as a prawn noodle hawker. It's lonely, hot, and somehow rewarding.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alvin Tan, a 29-year-old software engineer turned prawn noodle hawker from Singapore. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I was seven ...