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I'm kinda in a similar situation. ADHD, not autism, but I've struggled to find a job I enjoy and thus struggled to achieve anything impressive in my career. Almost 30. I feel like so many people younger than me have accomplished much more.

Also disillusioned with corporate tech and deleted my LinkedIn. I hate networking and my only network is my (actually quite) extensive and good college network.

I'm actually great at interviews generally though I've become less confident over time as I don't have many impressive achievements to brag about and the longer your career goes on and you've just "made websites and apps" every year the harder it is to defend increasingly senior positions.

Also feeling burnt out and I consider myself a generalist with no amazingly specific skills. Mostly js/ts, web dev, react. Basically the most common shit, I know it best, so nothing makes me stand out.

I don't have any advice, just wanted to share you're not alone in feeling these things.



Thanks for sharing. I hear you.

I used to struggle with comparing myself. I don't offer it as advice per se but I tell myself: no matter what you achieve, there'll always be someone smarter, richer, better. Not in the sense to give up, but to give it some perspective. Ie reduce the upper bound to bring some calm.

And don't devalue "websites, js/ts, web dev, react" etc. These are complex, forever-changing technologies. You aren't putting widgets in a box in a factory (no offence, widget-packers)

Your 30s are an exciting time. Most of my friends got much more sure of themselves (and me to an extent). You're still young but not wet behind the ears.




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