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50 year old here. You replace reflex intelligence with applying wisdom. I'm a very senior IC in a FAANG and almost my whole job is going around and sharing 30
by outside1234 3y ago
50 year old here. You replace reflex intelligence with applying wisdom.
I'm a very senior IC in a FAANG and almost my whole job is going around and sharing 30+ years of wisdom with people on everything from "dealing with people" to architecture to pull request reviews.
- bluetomcat 3y agoFAANG jobs and organisational structures are not the norm across the world. The ratio between "people fixing stuff" and "old wisemen" is heavily skewed towards the former.
- outside1234 3y agoNo doubt on the latter. I write a lot of "wisdom based code" to "fix stuff." Ideally before it needs fixing. :) Also, while I'm at FAANG now, I'm there because I was previously at a startup that was acquired by said FAANG, and if anything, there is even MORE of a need for this sort of wisdom intelligence in a startup. :)
- bluetomcat 3y agoGood for you, but you are in a privileged position. Over here in grim Eastern Europe and outside a capital, your best chance is to find a remote job that doesn't actually suck and has longer-term prospects. Climbing to a managerial position means controlling people and being in touch with other managers posting bullshit on LinkedIn. Nobody will hire you to just write "wisdom-based" proof of concepts or whatever.