I was downranked once when switching jobs. I had significantly more experience than the people who I was working with, including the leadership, and it showed.

I was downranked once when switching jobs. I had significantly more experience than the people who I was working with, including the leadership, and it showed. There were some red flags during the interviews, but because of life circumstances, I felt like I couldn't say no. The situation didn't end well. It didn't have to, but I place that firmly on the managements' inexperience. (Side lesson: I suspect that situations like what I encountered are why a lot of people "age out" of tech. Although many people state that "ageism is real," I think a lot of younger managers just have trouble letting go when they work with people more experienced than they are.)