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This reflects my own experience too and I did come back to being IC. That was about a decade ago. All my friends and peers are now at director level positions a
by mythhouse 4y ago
This reflects my own experience too and I did come back to being IC. That was about a decade ago. All my friends and peers are now at director level positions and I still have to do leetcode puzzles to 'stay sharp' incase i have to change jobs. I also make about 50% less pay than them. i tell myself 'atleast i enjoy going to work everyday' when i feel like a failure.
- sirwhinesalot 4y agoI'd rather be slightly poorer than miserable and needing therapy. It's what it is, we're not all cut out for corporate ladder climbing. My hope is that I'll find a startup I truly believe in someday, join them early and skip a bunch of steps. It's not management that I can't stand, it's middle management.