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How do you know your skill is degrading? Could it be the old "the more you know, the more you know you don't know"?

• giantg2 5y ago
  Not in my case. My company hasn't allowed me to settle into a steady type of work/language/stack. I used to be an expert in other systems/tech, but they outsourced and downsized those. So now I'm always working on different languages/systems/etc. I'm basically an entry level with 10 years experience and an MS who gets a bad rating because I'm slow.
  • musesum 5y ago
    > entry level with 10 years experience This sounds like a toxic work environment. Get out while you can!
    • giantg2 5y ago
      That's the thing. I think they purposely make people a jack of all trades so it's more difficult to leave (everyone wants an expert). I don't really have any options to leave (put in a few resumes, had an interview, but my location sucks for decent IT jobs).
  • stackbutterflow 5y ago
    I can relate, although I have fewer years of experience. I've switched from one sub software industry to another. My past experience is not valued or at least doesn't count as much. Which I understand. Small and medium companies want a person who knows their stack and who needs only a few weeks to adjust to the company but not someone who needs a full month or so of study to learn their stack. There isn't a lot of demand for generalists in my experience, which again is understandable. I guess my point is that one has to think carefully about their career path and what they want to do beyond "Write code and build stuff".