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		jen20 on May 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to ... It’s not like sitting in one place makes someone a more “senior” dev in anything but tenure. Juniors who stay at one company tend not to be developers with 10 years of experience at the end, but instead developers with 1 year of experience 10 times.

scarface74 on May 15, 2023 [–]

And that’s good enough for that company. It’s a problem when they get ready to get a new job.

jen20 on May 15, 2023 | [–]

Exactly: all this bullshit about job hopping benefits only low grade employers who want fungible employees. Screw them all: hop away!

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