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I'd like to be a lifer, or as close as possible to a lifer in today's economy. Like the OP I'm embarking on my 40s. I'm into my sixth year at a FAANG. Staying

I'd like to be a lifer, or as close as possible to a lifer in today's economy. Like the OP I'm embarking on my 40s. I'm into my sixth year at a FAANG. Staying at the same company probably made me miss out on some of the career and salary growth of the last several years, but I work in a specialized technical niche that I really enjoy and have a good manager and team. Part of my motivation for staying is the economy, but the other part is just being a senior team member with a significant amount of subject matter expertise, trust and autonomy. Being able to set boundaries around work/life balance and role scope is super valuable to me. My spouse and I joke that FAANG life is as hard as we want to work, so we might just stick it out until we are ready to semi-retire and then work on something more low key.

RajT88 4y ago
I might be a lifer now. I'm in a big tech company, and in such a big company just understanding how the company works is by itself valuable. It's not just the skills you learn with their platforms and products, it's the super secret tribal knowledge on how to get stuff done. It's easy to see how people make the decision that "this here is enough, let's ride it out".
zem 4y ago
I'm in exactly the same situation (a few more years down the road), in specialised technical niche that I really enjoy, and that a smaller company wouldn't need enough to pay someone to do it. so apart from all your reasons I just enjoy the ability to work in niche fields that don't directly drive anyone's bottom line.