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Staying in the same job for too long, I felt comfortable and had lots of control over what I did but no job is forever and eventually it will end so be ready fo

Staying in the same job for too long, I felt comfortable and had lots of control over what I did but no job is forever and eventually it will end so be ready for it. My skills atrophied so it was very hard to get a new job once I had to look for one. Tech moves fast so you need to keep up to stay competitive or work your way up the career ladder. The best way is to look for a new job. If you're lucky you can do it within the same company. Side note: I believed that by focusing on my tech skills, I would be promoted. Big mistake, tech skills are a small part. You need leadership and relationship skills which are a huge part of getting projects done.

rmk 5y ago
+1 to this. It no longer makes sense to stay longer than three years at a company as an individual software engineer. With the move to the cloud and the compressed dev cycles that come with it, the pace of technology adoption and obsolescence has quickened considerably. What you did five years ago is no longer relevant from the employment perspective, and general software development experience is not valued at all by most employers anyway. Moving on every 2-3 years to a newer technology stack seems to be the best way to stay desirable as an Engineer.
imakwana 5y ago
+1. It is paramount to pivot the personal career capital/skills to align with the industry trends. I have seen the stagnation take root in my own career currently, working in the same company for 6 years, and it indeed becomes exponentially harder to crack the interviews. The rest of the industry is far ahead of the curve compared to my current employer.