Staff engineer at Google. Recently feeling a sense of existential crisis realising I may never get promoted again and might be too lazy to switch
Create things on the side
Plan backup
Give some entrance exam
Unrelated question. What's typical YOE required to apply for staff engineer at Google?
I also have similar dreadful feelings. Although I don't know how to fix it, knowing that you might be kicked out of your company any time the higher-ups decide definitely gives me some motivation. Also sometimes learning things without a motive attached to them helps.
Try working on a 20% project that you feel you relate with personally.
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