Thanks for your reply. On trying to join a FAANG: I'm not sure if they're interested in 40-something year olds that have only been coders and haven't even been

Thanks for your reply. On trying to join a FAANG: I'm not sure if they're interested in 40-something year olds that have only been coders and haven't even been team leads. Working on site is not really an option as it's in a different country, and I just had a daughter with my girlfriend, who has a job and doesn't speak English. > watch out for the trap of being grumpy about your situation, you are not a victim. if you want the responsibilities and big $$$, you have to be to showing that you are ready and interested, and not waiting around, working remotely, doing the same stuff year over year, in a comfort zone. Yes I'm fully aware of this. But I've been showing readiness and interest for 11 years of working my ass off, didn't take me nowhere (other than big salary increases, which sure were welcome). I have no reason to believe anything will change.