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Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by arcticbull on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:15AM (#25668157)
That's a tough one. Often the sensibility about what needs to be done comes from hours/weeks/month/years hacking away at their codebase in their specific setting. Much of that has to be rebuilt from scratch in a new place. If you don't find that same connection with your work at the new place - or are unable to develop the relationships with your peers or your manager, you may not end up able to make that impact at the new place either.

I tend to encourage folks who come to me about quitting to explore opportunities within the team/organization/company before leaving so they can leverage all the social capital they've built up.

Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by kostarelo on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:55AM (#25669239)
Absolutely, especially in bigger organisations where one part may be completely different in terms of how is organized and how is operating from another one.
Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by plutonorm on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:33AM (#25669095)
If you are not being heard where you are it's very likely the culture is toxic or you are not respected. In either case it's time to leave.