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Maybe I am a pessimist but I really don't believe you can plan for 20y in the future especially in the tech sector. People fail to realize that we live in a wor

by Sytten 2y ago

Maybe I am a pessimist but I really don't believe you can plan for 20y in the future especially in the tech sector. People fail to realize that we live in a world that changes not in a linear fashion but rather exponential. For all we know in 10y we will only need 1/5 of the coders we have and IC won't be viable, who knows.

snozolli 2y ago
IMO, there's no such thing as a career in tech, outside of maybe FAANGs (or whatever they're called now). It's just a series of jobs until accumulated wealth, ageism, or disability ends it.
- NoPicklez 2y ago
  I disagree, of course you can have a career in tech. It just depends where you work. You can work a series of jobs in tech, until accumulated wealth, ageism or disability ends it.
- mupuff1234 2y ago
  The public sector is probably a decent place for a well defined career.
  - throwaway2037 2y ago
    This is a good point. There have a bunch of excellent HN posts about the UK gov technical service. It looks like a good place to work, and, since it is civil service, then likely a good career. I think a lot of HN overlooks working in light & heavy industry. Like: Who is writing software that runs power plants and turbines and ABS breaking systems? There are lots and lots of devs in light and heavy industry. And those companies are old and stable.
- mxuribe 2y ago
  Ugh, your dagger of truth cuts me so deep...but truthfully so. :-) I'm beginning to feel ageism big time nowadays. And, while i'm thankful that i don't have any impact from disability (yet?!) from employers, the wealth accumulation is not enough to where i'd be comfy just yet. I wonder if "unicorns" outside of FAANGs nowadays are simply trying to accumulate enough wealth from conventional corporate IT jobs to have a comfy retirement like folks from the 60s/70s/80s/90s eras have had? ;-)

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Maybe I am a pessimist but I really don't believe you can plan for 20y in the future especially in the tech sector. People fail to realize that we live in a wor

by Sytten 2y ago

snozolli 2y ago
IMO, there's no such thing as a career in tech, outside of maybe FAANGs (or whatever they're called now). It's just a series of jobs until accumulated wealth, ageism, or disability ends it.
- NoPicklez 2y ago
  I disagree, of course you can have a career in tech. It just depends where you work. You can work a series of jobs in tech, until accumulated wealth, ageism or disability ends it.
- mupuff1234 2y ago
  The public sector is probably a decent place for a well defined career.
  - throwaway2037 2y ago
    This is a good point. There have a bunch of excellent HN posts about the UK gov technical service. It looks like a good place to work, and, since it is civil service, then likely a good career. I think a lot of HN overlooks working in light & heavy industry. Like: Who is writing software that runs power plants and turbines and ABS breaking systems? There are lots and lots of devs in light and heavy industry. And those companies are old and stable.
- mxuribe 2y ago
  Ugh, your dagger of truth cuts me so deep...but truthfully so. :-) I'm beginning to feel ageism big time nowadays. And, while i'm thankful that i don't have any impact from disability (yet?!) from employers, the wealth accumulation is not enough to where i'd be comfy just yet. I wonder if "unicorns" outside of FAANGs nowadays are simply trying to accumulate enough wealth from conventional corporate IT jobs to have a comfy retirement like folks from the 60s/70s/80s/90s eras have had? ;-)