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As stated by other, the obvious answer is to leave. What is puzzling to me is that you sound like a skilled and confident developer, yet seem afraid of wading

by kohanz 13y ago

As stated by other, the obvious answer is to leave. What is puzzling to me is that you sound like a skilled and confident developer, yet seem afraid of wading into the job market. Are your local employment options that bad?

noir_lord 13y ago
They can be that bad depending where you live. I've got 16 years experience with Linux, more than 20 years experience of programming, more than 3-4 years commercial experience on my current stack. I've written desktop applications for businesses, I've written software for market traders, I've written web based systems for engineering companies. I still wouldn't want to be looking for a job where I live right now.
- Hannan 13y ago
  May I ask where you live? I live in flyover country, and I can't imagine you would have a difficult time finding a new gig around here.
  - noir_lord 13y ago
    North East England, Just outside a town called Hull.
dingaling 13y ago
> Are your local employment options that bad? Well.. I'm not even qualified to apply for job positions in the company where I work, when those positions are for grades two or three rungs lower than me. And I used to be those positions! That's the IT job market in the UK these days; infeasible technical criteria in every job posting. 3 years iOS required for a junior developer?