Articles on Career Advice

The Secret to Growing Your Engineering Career If You Don’t Want to Manage

Is staying a software engineer your whole life a good career choice? Or must you transition into management to continue climbing the engineering ladder? That’s what engineers recently wondered on Quora, and it’s an important question worth addressing, particularly for those not psyched about managing people. The good news is that staying a software engineer and opting out of management is a fine career choice. If you want to bypass... (more)

The One Important Thing to Consider When Deciding Where to Work

A young engineer recently reached out and asked for advice on a few job offers he was considering. Should he accept a software engineering position at a more established tech company like Google or Facebook? Or at a rapidly growing mid-sized company? Or perhaps even at a small but promising startup? More generally — what should someone consider when choosing between job offers? While money and location can and often... (more)

How to Know When It’s Time to Quit Your Job

A number of red flags should cause you to reconsider your position at your current company, including: being compensated unfairly. being mistreated, undervalued, or disrespected. disagreeing with the fundamental strategy or practices of the company and not being in a position to change them. failing to get along with your manager and your teammates. failing to fit in with the company culture. These types of reasons aren’t too hard to... (more)

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