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if you're 35 yo in tech industry and not owning a small business, you're almost done unless you have good connections. That's how tech works, nobody just wants
by myf01d 9y ago
if you're 35 yo in tech industry and not owning a small business, you're almost done unless you have good connections. That's how tech works, nobody just wants to admit that. tech workers are the diggers of their own graves.
- phil248 9y agoI hear this a lot, but I don't see it. A lot of people move in to management roles, but others just keep writing code. I also don't see why "owning a small business" is a virtue in and of itself. Owning a profitable company that doesn't consume my every waking hour would be great. But that's the exception.
- astura 9y agoMaybe in SV but certainly not everywhere. The vast majority of my colleagues are over 35. I mean like ~90%.
- hliyan 9y agoI'm almost 40, in the tech industry, own zero small businesses and am doing very well for myself. You just need to keep your skills up to date rather than resting on your laurels, and it works out.