Such is the nature of life. FTEs who invest the considerable amount of time to continually do a job search are investing a lot more of themselves into their work than guys who stay in the same SWE II role for 10 years straight. They also, pretty much by definition, have more bargaining power even if they stay in their current roles - because they have other jobs on the table to credibly bargain with.
> FTEs who invest the considerable amount of time to continually do a job search are investing a lot more of themselves into their work than guys who stay in the same SWE II role for 10 years straight.
I'll play devil's advocate on this one. Are they investing more into their work or do they care less because they'll be gone in a year anyway?
They are investing way more into their own work, is what I meant. Grinding Leetcode, searching for jobs, doing side projects, networking, etc. is a lot more exhausting than just putting in your 40 and punching out. All that on top of a normal 9 to 5 can easily put you at 55-60 hours per week.
