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I'm a few months away from being 40, and the common trait amongst the 40+ crowd is people and leadership skills. Management is the common track that people take
by mathgladiator 5y ago
I'm a few months away from being 40, and the common trait amongst the 40+ crowd is people and leadership skills. Management is the common track that people take, but you can be a technical leader if the company needs it (I'd argue most companies need them, but many companies don't manage tech itself).
- suzzer99 5y agoTechnical managers are a must. I don't want to do it because of all the other BS you have to deal with. But I really value having one.
- bandris 5y agoYes. By that age people getting tired of "being managed". Large companies have more management positions though. What should someone 40+ do at a small firm? Start again at BIG Co as developer and wait 5-10 years to become manager or tech lead? Is that the only option? Can we say 40+ developers at small companies are mostly buried without carrier path? (I think it can be the case for many.)
- Rapzid 5y ago> Large companies have more management positions though Yeah, impotent middle management positions. #Startup4Life . About to leave a 300k+/year situation closing in at 40 to get back to a smaller company, larger influence environment. A lot of these smaller companies still pay very well for non-middling engineers with a strong track record.