Re:Ask HN: Failed interview, feeling unemployable and depres...
by burkemw3 on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @10:36PM
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I very much recommend trying to move within your current company, in addition to other strategies.
The Big 4 are, by definition, Big. They are filled with many different teams with many different personalities and team functioning.
If you have non-bad performance, changing teams may be much easier than going through interviews at another company.
How would you feel about being more pushy with your methods / opinions? You can always push back on feedback in pull requests if you feel your contributions are being suppressed. It sounds like your manager might approve of you being "less nice" this way.
The most important thing to remember is that the intelligence you feel you had is still there in exactly the same place. Just because you cannot show your ability on your current team, it doesn't mean the next team won't think you're amazing.
Have you tried moving within your current company?