The amount of 'advice' here about "Yeah, learn React." Or "You still have 1000 hours of productivity" are ridiculous and frankly curdling. You had a bad inter

The amount of 'advice' here about "Yeah, learn React." Or "You still have 1000 hours of productivity" are ridiculous and frankly curdling. You had a bad interview that drove you to be sufficiently uncomfortable to reach out for advice. It happens, it sucks. I'd hate to be anywhere near the person that interviewed you, based on your description. An interviewer is a flagship/ambassador for a company. Technically, I have no advice. Go your own way. Understanding a need and delivering a solution is far more important than choosing a particular stack to do so with. Because you've delivered a solution. Iterate, absolutely. Don't get all waterfall about what framework is best. jQuery is far from dead. Indeed, it is 'cutting edge' in consumer finance. Stay with serious people, they're genuine. They may also wear hoodies, or sandals, or whatever they like, but probably don't carry 3 days of stubble because it's fashionable. Because doing a good job, and delivering a good product, is important, regardless of technology. Even PHP still rules the web!