| some concrete steps I learned from personal experience: 1. Switch away from php to something modern, more universal, more looking into the future and more relevant for big tech these days ASAP. I mean find better job on go, js, python, kotlin or whatever biggest companies use for new products these days — right away. Some company or startup that is building complex product, rather than just reselling engineers’ work hours to customers with lookalike projects. And continue to build your unique carrier capital on that. 2. Get prepared to motivate and push yourself to grow. 3. Find best place in your area or (if you decide you don’t really belong in your country either) find opportunities to move to Europe or Canada.
There’re plenty of them currently. 4. Build some plan with end goal that you feel you really like. And just f*ng execute. Plan (and your feelings about it) may and will change dramatically along the way, it’s okay. The only critical part is keep moving. If this doesn’t help - find a therapist that will help you fix your mental barriers. Good luck. |