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Meanwhile, I have a ton of experience, am personable, am highly technical, and can't find something for some reason despite requesting a fairly moderate salary
by pmarreck 11mo ago
Meanwhile, I have a ton of experience, am personable, am highly technical, and can't find something for some reason despite requesting a fairly moderate salary ($180k) given being 53 and having worked in technology for decades.
- Aeolun 11mo agoSomething like if you are not a manager at 53 there must be something wrong with you? That’s what people keep telling me to watch out for.
- bigfishrunning 11mo agoNot everyone wants to be a manager -- effective management and effective engineering are two very different and rarely overlapping skill sets. It honestly seems strange to me that transitioning into management is such a common career path for engineers.
- Aeolun 11mo agoOh, I wasn’t trying to imply you should. I don’t want to. I’m perfectly happy as a principal. But people tell me I can’t keep doing that for the next 20 years and expect to keep my job.
- pmarreck 11mo agoI was last a Director of Engineering at a startup. Everyone I hired is still there. I'm fine with passing the baton, I enjoy mentoring.