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Re:Ask HN: Promoted, but Career Path Derailed by nostrademons on Monday February 03, 2025 @12:52PM (#42920844)
That's not really true. It sounds like the OP is in a big public tech company. In such a company there's usually a third option that preserves your salary and equity grants but also lets you do something else: transfer.

OP should look around for other roles and other directors within the company. There's a good chance that there's something available, particularly for a high performer with a dedicated track record. It does require leaving behind some of the skills and relationships that got him to this point, though.

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Re:Ask HN: Promoted, but Career Path Derailed by gchamonlive on Monday February 03, 2025 @01:11PM (#42921046)
If it was a generic role at a generic company I'd agree, but in the original post the transfer happened without OPs having any saying in it. He also feels like his career is subject to the whims of the company (he used happenstance to describe it).

It's not unreasonable to imagine transfer not being a possibility for him in the near future, so your comment feels a bit out of place.

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Re:Ask HN: Promoted, but Career Path Derailed by scarface_74 on Monday February 03, 2025 @11:43PM (#42928066)
Which public BigTech company has increased 6x in the last few years? Maybe Nvidia?
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