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2 years isn't such a short time in the Valley. At some places, those are the old-timers.
by ecspike 14y ago
2 years isn't such a short time in the Valley. At some places, those are the old-timers.
- saraid216 14y agoI know it's not what you mean, but that implies there's not much to learn in the Valley.
- ecspike 14y agoNew opportunities come in the multitudes. The Valley is also very small. There is always a new company starting where the CTO is a former co-worker of your roommate's cousin or something like that and needs a guy/gal he can trust. Six degrees of Kevin Bacon, NorCal style.
- malandrew 14y agoNot really. You learn most of what you're going to learn on a job in the first two years. There was some research into this specifically done for software engineers, but for the life of me I can't recall where I saw this research. The amount you learn declines rapidly after 2 years and bottoms out around 4 years. IMHO, most companies should be actively looking to place very autodidactic employees in a novel role every two years or so to keep them stimulated.