throwaway16011

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   by throwaway16011 6y ago

   Thank you to everyone who has offered commentary here. I can't imagine there are too many communities around which respond so graciously to such a self-pitying post. It's a huge relief for me to be able to speak on this issue. I&#
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   by throwaway16011 6y ago

   > These should give you, in my humble opinion, some fresh motivation and abstract overview on software development in general. Thanks for the kind words! > From your post it is a bit unclear what you mean by feeling under-experienced
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   by throwaway16011 6y ago

   > Are you having problems talking with other engineers because they look down on you? Is it a recent thing? My colleagues, across engineering and at executive level, are incredibly supportive and are quite flattering in their appraisal o
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   by throwaway16011 6y ago

   > "Senior Developer" is a heavily diluted term at this point. You can generally only count on it meaning 3 years experience. It's effectively code for "did not wash out". Ha, I recall a link to a blog post on the
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   by throwaway16011 6y ago

   > I'm already the third person to pull this quote out of your post. I think you need to stop and look at this. You are saying "I am living beyond my means." I think that's right. I took a significant pay cut a few yea
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   Ask HN: I am “trapped” in a senior engineering role, how can I escape?

   107 points by throwaway16011 6y ago|59 comments