In my 30 years, the longest I've worked in one place was not quite 5 years. Most places were less. Most I left because of layoffs, shifts in direction by management, companies being sold, companies going out of business and so forth. For me, it has been a rather unstable career.
However, other people I know have been working for one company for quite a long time. For example, my current boss has been at the company for 20 years. A friend of mine who was a junior developer at the same company as me 30 years ago has been with the same company for 28 years and is still doing the same development job.
One of the keys to their longevity at their respective companies was becoming absolutely essential to the ongoing operation of the company. This made them worth keeping around. This made them almost invulnerable to layoffs and some other typical business craziness. Of course, when a "new broom sweeps clean" type boss comes in all bets are off. At a previous job, my boss, who had been with the company for 30 years, was forced out by a new management team who knew little about software development.
The downside is that their skills have not expanded as much as someone who has moved around a lot.
At my age, finding new work has become more difficult but I have been able to find some kind of work.
Increasing in salary? The most I've ever earned was during the 1998 to 2000 dot-com-boom, well into 6 figures. I haven't come close to that since. I probably could have earned more if I had been willing to travel and relocate frequently but that wasn't something I wanted to do.
Increasing in skills? Yes. That is essential to maintaining a software development career.
Increasing in skills? Yes. That is essential to maintaining a software development career.
I have been working in IT for 6 six year. My main technical skills would be
Java, JavaScript, etc.
For increasing skill, I think soft skill should be more important than technical skill as development involve so many issue of people but not only technical. Sometimes, I found it difficult to study soft skill as no course or no correct answer.
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In my 30 years, the longest I've worked in one place was not quite 5 years. Most places were less. Most I left because of layoffs, shifts in direction by management, companies being sold, companies going out of business and so forth. For me, it has been a rather unstable career.
However, other people I know have been working for one company for quite a long time. For example, my current boss has been at the company for 20 years. A friend of mine who was a junior developer at the same company as me 30 years ago has been with the same company for 28 years and is still doing the same development job.
One of the keys to their longevity at their respective companies was becoming absolutely essential to the ongoing operation of the company. This made them worth keeping around. This made them almost invulnerable to layoffs and some other typical business craziness. Of course, when a "new broom sweeps clean" type boss comes in all bets are off. At a previous job, my boss, who had been with the company for 30 years, was forced out by a new management team who knew little about software development.
The downside is that their skills have not expanded as much as someone who has moved around a lot.
Would you find it difficult to find another job and keep increasing?
At my age, finding new work has become more difficult but I have been able to find some kind of work.
Increasing in salary? The most I've ever earned was during the 1998 to 2000 dot-com-boom, well into 6 figures. I haven't come close to that since. I probably could have earned more if I had been willing to travel and relocate frequently but that wasn't something I wanted to do.
Increasing in skills? Yes. That is essential to maintaining a software development career.
I have been working in IT for 6 six year. My main technical skills would be
Java, JavaScript, etc.
For increasing skill, I think soft skill should be more important than technical skill as development involve so many issue of people but not only technical. Sometimes, I found it difficult to study soft skill as no course or no correct answer.