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You have experience, use it to improve your product/team/company. You have to stand behind your opinions and push to make yourself heard. Take control of your t
by heurist 8y ago
You have experience, use it to improve your product/team/company. You have to stand behind your opinions and push to make yourself heard. Take control of your time. Be willing to lose your job, whether it's from quitting or being fired for muckraking. Best shot is probably to find a small company that gives you a better culture and more opportunity to shine even if it means a little more effort. Google local venture funds and reach out to companies among their portfolios, if possible, or find remote work if there's no nearby tech/business scene. Linkedin, Indeed, AngelList, StackOverflow., TripleByte... there's no shortage of job boards. But no one is going to apply for you. Find ways to build your courage and self-confidence outside of work if nothing else. Physical hobbies are great for this, especially rock climbing which requires directly overcoming fear of failure to achieve success.
Mid-thirties is nothing. A team I used to work for hired a couple older devs (much older than you) that were truly terrible, and they are still at that company. Jobs are out there and if you're any good you'll find work. Don't let your age be an excuse. You can't change your age. Only valid excuses IMO are dire financial or health issues - repairing those would be priority number one.