I wish I had not assumed that management , and the culture they create, are representative of a wider trend in an industry. This assumption was based on what i

I wish I had not assumed that management , and the culture they create, are representative of a wider trend in an industry. This assumption was based on what is known as the "False Consensus" effect. I graduated from the university (undergrad) in 2003 with a bachelors degree in computer science. I joined a company that was prestigious at that time. Soon after joining, I felt very disappointed in my career choice as all around me were teams that were outsourcing major roles to TCS and InfoSys consultants. Adding insult to injury, in order to receive their full severance packages, the full time employees were required to stay on long enough to train their low-cost replacement. Seeing this, I felt "awful" about the IT career path. If I could go back, I wish I knew that IT wasn't as easily commoditized as the managers around me assumed it was. Further, I wish I knew that this company was not representative of a broader trend across the entire American economy. Knowing this, I think I would have doubled down on acquiring more tech skills and spent less time diversifying my skillset into business domains requiring tech. On the other hand, a positive outcome of this early career experience is that how I reacted to that culture made me who I am today. I make the most of having depth in multiple disciplines.