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by austin-cheney
600 days ago
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Don't prep for interviews. You have high empathy or are an asshole (not necessarily a bad thing). You are honest, especially about yourself (humility), and can talk to people or you can't. You understand the code or you don't. I really get tired of working with pretenders, because it is exceptionally clear to everyone else when they are pretending. Just be who you are. If you want to be better at something than you are then dedicate intentional practice towards it until you naturally raise your confidence. I was laid off for six months last year, and likewise the break proved to be very fruitful for me even if depressing at first and stressful at times. My very best suggestion is to refocus not so much on your prior capabilities, but if you actually want to keep doing that or try something new. I was able to change careers from 15 years of JavaScript/full-stack developer and it has proven amazing. My prior leadership and management experience is actually valued now, I am learning new things, was recently promoted, my time (even during office hours) is highly respected by my leadership, and more. If you change careers or try something new where you are not experienced your compensation might dip at first, but if it increases your happiness it is absolutely worth it. |
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What did you change to if I may ask? Did you change while you were still at a company, or took the new job/role in the new tech/domain as the first job after the gap? I recently cleared an interview at a startup (all rounds) for a backend dev role but they offered almost 60% of the last salary I was getting (let alone a raise), citing I have zero experience in backend so they will give me slightly above beginner salary.
You seem to have landed in a great place to work. Congratulations!