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I'm so conflicted over becoming an older engineer (having recently moved back from a leadership role). On one hand, I have a wealth of knowledge and can see ar
by lightbendover 4y ago
I'm so conflicted over becoming an older engineer (having recently moved back from a leadership role). On one hand, I have a wealth of knowledge and can see around corners that the youngsters have no chance of doing. OTOH, it is absolutely exhausting explaining in excruciating detail why I am right time-after-time as new mids join who just want to experiment. That and I am absolutely petrified of my alacrity fading with time.
- mgkimsal 4y agoI hear ya. If you feel you've lost your perspicacity, fear not; it's always in the last place you look. But... yeah. A colleague (25+ years) has to deal with this more than I do, but have hit it some over the years, and it happens more the older I get. Often he or I may be 'right' but only because of existing constraints in a system. Someone with a different view may even be 'correct' in a nuts-and-bolts technical sense. Yes, A is 8% faster than B. But... we have an existing system in B that meets our current needs, and team who know B, have written it, and maintained it for a couple years. Switching tech stacks to something no one knows for an 8% network speed boost is not remotely helpful.