> This is why engineering career ladders start to layer in responsibilities for things that a single individual can’t accomplish themselves. This doesn’t mean you need to become a manager, but it does mean you need to look beyond yourself to maximize the value you’re able to bring to the people who are ultimately paying you.
This is where I am right now. I've been a dev professionally for 2.5 years, and I'm looking ahead to what it will take to become a lead and eventually a senior engineer. I notice other senior engineers around me continuously providing value to those other than themselves: in the form of contributing more documentation, directing and organizing design meetings, and in general taking time to gather others to solve a recurring technical issue org-wide, once and for all.
Hah, sorry to self plug[0] but I feel it’s relevant. I just wrote about this the other day, except I was using Uber instead. It turns out that for my personal situation it’s not worth it to go with a ridesharing service. Right now I’m spending $4,560 a year on Uber. Does anyone have bicycle recommendations for under $400?
I can attest to perseverance and luck having been crucial to my success as a developer. Getting in the door for an internship was a numbers game, as I was still in community college and most companies don’t take candidates like that seriously.
After getting in though, personality and hard work factored more in carrying me through to better opportunities (luck was still involved though).
I suspect your journey will be the same from here on out, and you don’t seem to lack perseverance and personality. So good luck!
I really hope this pans out for them. Their stock has been flat for a while now, but they’ve also claimed they were heavily investing in electric vehicles for some time as well.
It’ll be interesting to see who will take the lead in the next 5 years- startup automakers like Tesla or these larger auto titans who in theory should have been first to the game.
I think the parent is making the point that potatoes are in general often fried, consumed in more quantities and come with other unheathly things, whilst that is not typically the case with bananas.
How often do you get people commenting on the weight of the card and where do you live? I have the Amex platinum and the CSR and honestly I was concerned that they’d draw too much attention.
They haven’t, and I’m happy about that. I suspect it’s because I’m in the bay area and both of those cards are common out here.
I live in one of the wealthiest parts of LA and I get comments on it a few times a month. But this area is old money so a lot of the rich people here don't have the latest thing (unless it's a car) -- in the bay area I'm not surprised it's common. I also have the Amex Platinum and it gets about the same number of comments. When I travel, especially outside the US, I get comments on it about 30% of time I use it! lol. Metal cards are extremely rare, if non-existant, outside the US.
I haven't personally heard about the CSR card being commented on, but I've seen people comment on the Uber card. I almost feel like Uber/Barclays stole (or will soon have stolen) Chase's CSR customers.
This is where I am right now. I've been a dev professionally for 2.5 years, and I'm looking ahead to what it will take to become a lead and eventually a senior engineer. I notice other senior engineers around me continuously providing value to those other than themselves: in the form of contributing more documentation, directing and organizing design meetings, and in general taking time to gather others to solve a recurring technical issue org-wide, once and for all.