On the other hand... I've been working as a full-time salaried (insert whatever term you like here for people who write code) for coming up on 13 years now. T

On the other hand... I've been working as a full-time salaried (insert whatever term you like here for people who write code) for coming up on 13 years now. This past month, going through the process with a potential new employer, was the first time anyone insisted on contact information for my previous jobs and made any effort to try to check on them. I have worked at both small (startup) and large (household-name) companies, at increasing levels of seniority. None of them ever did that.