A Gen X coder exits the rat race

GenXit
Code

27 years in IT. Now building my own thing with AI, automation, and zero permission.

$ exit_status
career.corporate terminated
independence.exe running
vibe_coding enabled
exit code: 0
The thesis

We were the latchkey kids. We figured it out alone then. We're doing it again now.

Gen X got handed the keys to an empty house and taught themselves everything. Now AI just handed us a different set of keys — to build businesses, automate workflows, and code solutions without asking anyone's permission.

GenXitCode is the channel for the ones who've had enough of the corporate machine and are building their exit. Vibe coding, AI integration, business automation, and the real messy truth about going independent later in life.

No hype. No hustle culture. Just a guy with 27 years of IT experience showing what happens when you stop building someone else's dream and start building your own.

About

27
Years in IT
Gen X
Generation
0
Exit Code

Pete Sherlock — IT professional, automation specialist, and founder of Sherlock Aerotech LLC in Santa Barbara County. 27 years building systems for someone else's organization. Now building his own.

GenXitCode documents the transition: from employee to independent contractor, from manual processes to AI-powered automation, from following the playbook to writing a new one. The tools are AI, n8n, Power Platform, Claude, and whatever else works. The attitude is Gen X — figure it out, don't ask permission, and don't believe the hype until you've tested it yourself.

This isn't a tutorial channel. It's a build log for a life in transition.