alt Hacker NewsMeh, sure it's up to him but if his management chain isn't interested, then it's basically impossible.
Best to recognize the reality and plan accordingly
Signed, a guy who saw this happen to talented L5s like you.
Meh, sure it's up to him but if his management chain isn't interested, then it's basically impossible.
Best to recognize the reality and plan accordingly
Signed, a guy who saw this happen to talented L5s like you.
The difference is at 46 when going in and on my 8th job, I had a plan and executed it.
My plan was always to stay four years for the initial offer, build a network of potential clients (I worked in AWS ProServe), use the comp to pay off debt and stack money (I sold my AMZN stock the moment it vested) and move on. While I was there I became the second highest contributor to a popular open source “AWS Solution” and published my own projects to the official AWS open source repository.
I also used the pivot from “enterprise dev” to “cloud consultant specializing in cloud native solutions” to stay permanently remote as I moved to my next company and relocate to state tax free Florida after COVID lifted.
I knew going in I didn’t have the stomach to put up with Amazon’s bullshit or BigTech in general. When GCP was recruiting for similar positions, I neither wanted to work for another large tech company and definitely didn’t want to be in an office.
On the other hand, I tell all younger people to do whatever it takes to get into a large public tech company and make as much money and get as many RSUs as they can.