Conversely, I found it really hard to establish myself as a solid contributor and even a technical leader when I joined a team as a (relatively) newly minted de

Conversely, I found it really hard to establish myself as a solid contributor and even a technical leader when I joined a team as a (relatively) newly minted developer. No matter how far I progressed, or how competent (even excellent) I became, I was still perceived as the "kid", even though my colleagues are only a few years older. I think I've mostly overcome this, but TBH I'm still not certain and I've been here for ~3.5 years in this role, and have been promoted to senior developer. None of that matters to my coworkers. Moving teams is a much easier way to shed that "newbie" reputation (a path I decided not to take). Is it possible someone is creating this culture at your work that locks people into their role when they join the team?