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Just curious what you expected to show for doing something for 10 years? Progress? Improvement? CEO of MAANG? You repeatedly say "I am stuck". What does th

by gregd 5y ago

Just curious what you expected to show for doing something for 10 years? Progress? Improvement? CEO of MAANG? You repeatedly say "I am stuck". What does that mean to you? What does "being proud of" something you've worked on, look like to you? I've been in this business for 26+ years and NOTHING I've done in my career, would qualify for being "proud of". What I AM proud of, is the person I've become, the relationships I've fostered, the children I've raised. I get that this career choice can seem overwhelming at times. I've tried to specialize more than a few times, but it didn't work out. Primarily because I was chasing the money. In other words, doing what paid me and paid me well because I have a family to support. Honestly what you've posted above, sounds so much larger than your career.

antongribok 5y ago
I've been working for about the same amount of time. My first job was right after high-school working in an office, where I was hired because I was fluent in a second language and they needed help translating documents. Slowly, during times when I was not busy, I fixed the office computers, redid the LAN setup, and built a Linux firewall to share an internet connection. I also built a CRM database on top of Microsoft Access that became central to everything the company did. About 10 years after I left I ran into an old coworker that was still there and they told me they still use that crazy Access DB. When I found out, that moment was as close to being proud as I've ever been about something I've done in this IT field. There were other brief moments when my team has won some award, or I've given a talk at a conference and received positive feedback. But all of this pales in comparison to me being proud of the spouse, parent, and friend that I am to people in my life today.

by gregd 5y ago

antongribok 5y ago

I've been working for about the same amount of time. My first job was right after high-school working in an office, where I was hired because I was fluent in a second language and they needed help translating documents. Slowly, during times when I was not busy, I fixed the office computers, redid the LAN setup, and built a Linux firewall to share an internet connection. I also built a CRM database on top of Microsoft Access that became central to everything the company did. About 10 years after I left I ran into an old coworker that was still there and they told me they still use that crazy Access DB. When I found out, that moment was as close to being proud as I've ever been about something I've done in this IT field. There were other brief moments when my team has won some award, or I've given a talk at a conference and received positive feedback. But all of this pales in comparison to me being proud of the spouse, parent, and friend that I am to people in my life today.