Re:Ask HN: Managing career progression for those with no int...
by kazinator on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @03:16PM
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> "everything's fine; I like it here..." and then leave because "I'm ready for something new."
However, often that something new is just the same type of work.
E.g. imagine that the tech organization is an orchestra. All you play is the same small set of Bach concertos. Your lead violinist likes it just fine, until she leaves because she is ready for something "new". Turns out to be some place where they play the same dozen Vivaldi concertos. Or not even that, but just a different selection of Bach.
E.g. an embedded developer leaves "for something new", where something new is working on a bluetooth driver, exactly like now, but on a different SoC, with a different BT chip, and two kernel versions higher.
However, often that something new is just the same type of work.
E.g. imagine that the tech organization is an orchestra. All you play is the same small set of Bach concertos. Your lead violinist likes it just fine, until she leaves because she is ready for something "new". Turns out to be some place where they play the same dozen Vivaldi concertos. Or not even that, but just a different selection of Bach.
E.g. an embedded developer leaves "for something new", where something new is working on a bluetooth driver, exactly like now, but on a different SoC, with a different BT chip, and two kernel versions higher.