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OP has a no-skill wagie job but wants to immediately shoot to high-level tech lead position within 5 years. Argues up and down the entire thread with people trying in vain to explain that positions are based on skills and knowledge, not how many times you've orbited the sun.
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5 years might be hard, but I mean within 10 years isn't unreasonable
I know someone who went customer support with no coding experience to lead engineer within 5 years, but they did work 80 hours a week and made themselves literally indispensable
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Imagine being 35 and asking for career advice from a forum filled with college freshman and unemployed neets
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My trustafarian ex bf was like this. He would get so mad just because I made more but had 10+ years experience and he decided to smoke weed and do nothing until the funds ran out.
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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Need to have autism in your formative years to be successful. By the time you brain is finished developing, itβs too late
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I've done plenty of jobs with middle aged box stackers in factories and warehouses. People overestimate other people's career achievements.
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Imagine thinking youβll get any promotion in 2022
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What the frick did I just read?
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