I’m having difficulty finding a full-time role because I fear that, in my 50s, I’ve been thrown out with the trash in favor of “new blood.”
How is this claim falsifiable?
London admits having won no major awards recently in a competitive industry. New York comes across as high falutin’. Maybe they’re overpriced for what they bring to the table. Maybe they’re woe-is-me or brash in person too.
In software, productivity is hard to measure. The pressure to keep costs down is strong. As salary expectations rise, we’ve got to up our game. One route is specializing in a niche of a niche, but that is a risky approach. Stack talents to make unique combinations. Every organization needs project and technical management. Talk to people who know, like, and trust you about the challenges of what they’re trying to do at work and what you can do to solve it. Learn how to grow the business. Start your own business or go out as a freelancer.
Sure, we’d all like to sit at the same desk doing the same job watching the raises and perks pile in. Expect to hit a ceiling with that approach. I miss the days of having one problem to focus on for weeks at a time. These days, I’m not just feeding my own family but making sure that lots of other families are staying fed too. That’s a much harder job.
How is this claim falsifiable?
London admits having won no major awards recently in a competitive industry. New York comes across as high falutin’. Maybe they’re overpriced for what they bring to the table. Maybe they’re woe-is-me or brash in person too.
In software, productivity is hard to measure. The pressure to keep costs down is strong. As salary expectations rise, we’ve got to up our game. One route is specializing in a niche of a niche, but that is a risky approach. Stack talents to make unique combinations. Every organization needs project and technical management. Talk to people who know, like, and trust you about the challenges of what they’re trying to do at work and what you can do to solve it. Learn how to grow the business. Start your own business or go out as a freelancer.
Sure, we’d all like to sit at the same desk doing the same job watching the raises and perks pile in. Expect to hit a ceiling with that approach. I miss the days of having one problem to focus on for weeks at a time. These days, I’m not just feeding my own family but making sure that lots of other families are staying fed too. That’s a much harder job.