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Ask HN: Career Advice for a Senior Dev
(using a throwaway account as I know people in my reporting chain read HN ;) )
I am working in a field that regularly trends on HN once a week at least(It is within the top 10 trending stories right now). I have been working on this for the past 3 years and have been rated in the highest band for my work consistently all these years.
Of late I am feeling a little bored of this and need advice as too how to get out of this. I am confused as to; if this is a temporary feeling, or is it because I am the smartest person in the room.
Have you ever felt the same and how did you tackle this?
- clintonb 7y agoI’ve been there. I felt that I had plateaued in a previous role. I ended up changing companies/industries to try something new. So far, it’s working out well. I’m learning and growing on a more continual basis. It’s important to understand why you feel bored. If you don’t take the time to do this, you may make an incorrect assumption and end up in a worse position.
- throwaway_rocky 7y agoThanks for the reply. My work is tech based. The boredom is more due to the fact that I feel the lack of people who can mentor me(technically) with new ideas.
- clintonb 7y agoYep. You’re the expert now. You can move on to a different technology/industry in which you are not the expert, seek out new greenfield/white space challenges in your current field, or embrace the opportunity to become a better mentor/teacher/tech lead/presenter.