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> 1. I don't care about "upward mobility". Wait long enough and you'll probably find younger people will do your job for cheaper, unless you can prove you're w
by peterwwillis 7y ago
> 1. I don't care about "upward mobility".
Wait long enough and you'll probably find younger people will do your job for cheaper, unless you can prove you're worth promoting. Some people can really stick it out, but usually by job security ("Larry is the only one who knows AIX and we can't replace it")
> 2. People don't see me as a threat to theirs
Eventually there will be layoffs, at which point you don't want to be the one guy that nobody wants around.
I know most people in tech seem to think they'll be employable forever, but it's an illusion.
- Tade0 7y ago1. Already happened and I wasn't laid off because of that, because apparently people are still making money on my work. 2. I've been laid off in the past. What's interesting about this is that another company will still have you provided you pass their recruitment process. Seems obvious, but not for someone who's going through this for the same time. What also helps is that I'm EU-Eastern-European, so my labour is relatively cheap.