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Oh man. I JUST finished a blog post draft about exactly this. Probably gonna publish it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so keep an eye on my blog [0]. Goi

Oh man. I JUST finished a blog post draft about exactly this. Probably gonna publish it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so keep an eye on my blog [0]. Going back to your question, I'm exactly the same. 14 years of experience, never progressed to leadership. Got the same ghosting as you. My advice would be: keep looking. Eventually, you will either find a company that will accept your experience, or you will find an a-typical company that doesn't care too much about titles (the latter happened to me). Feel free to reach out (contacts are in the blog) if you want to discuss it further. [0] https://www.yieldcode.blog/ https://www.yieldcode.blog/

skwee357 3y ago
Just published it, in case you want to read [0] [0] https://www.yieldcode.blog/post/the-curse-of-the-senior-engineer/ https://www.yieldcode.blog/post/the-curse-of-the-senior-engi...
- elbear 3y ago
  Hey, I just read it. Very good overview of the situation. My experience matches yours pretty closely. One difference is that I received less feedback, but I think I also applied to fewer jobs (I didn't count, but I think it was fewer than 100). One issue particular to me is that, even though I've been doing freelancing for all these years, I never specialised and I also haven't mastered a specific deliverable, for several reasons, including fear of choosing something that would become obsolete or fear of boredom. So my profile is light on depth. I think I now need to do some soul-searching and find a path I can commit to. I think I have good general problem-solving skills, but I lack expertise in one particular thing, which seems to be more in demand. Or maybe I'm bad at selling my strengths (also because I've been bad at seeing them). I've been rambling a little with this comment. Anyway, I appreciate you commenting and sharing the article.

skwee357 3y ago

Just published it, in case you want to read [0] [0] https://www.yieldcode.blog/post/the-curse-of-the-senior-engineer/ https://www.yieldcode.blog/post/the-curse-of-the-senior-engi...

elbear 3y ago
Hey, I just read it. Very good overview of the situation. My experience matches yours pretty closely. One difference is that I received less feedback, but I think I also applied to fewer jobs (I didn't count, but I think it was fewer than 100). One issue particular to me is that, even though I've been doing freelancing for all these years, I never specialised and I also haven't mastered a specific deliverable, for several reasons, including fear of choosing something that would become obsolete or fear of boredom. So my profile is light on depth. I think I now need to do some soul-searching and find a path I can commit to. I think I have good general problem-solving skills, but I lack expertise in one particular thing, which seems to be more in demand. Or maybe I'm bad at selling my strengths (also because I've been bad at seeing them). I've been rambling a little with this comment. Anyway, I appreciate you commenting and sharing the article.