Yeah, I'm in the same boat. What's the big deal about getting fired exactly? From what I've heard, tech recruiters consider > 4 year stay at a company a red fla

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. What's the big deal about getting fired exactly? From what I've heard, tech recruiters consider > 4 year stay at a company a red flag that you have gotten "too cozy" and stagnated into hardened habits and old tech, and personally I don't think they're wrong. Maybe things will change when I'm older, but for now I've found that being fired has usually actually been a net financial positive and a net career positive (you make 30% more and take 2 months of no pay, usually a better known company). Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm thinking a 45-year-old who has a 3-year-stint at FAANG, a 3-year-job at a startup, 4-years-at-big-co is going to be infinitely more employable than 16-years at Noname Inc.