The only career strategy that survives: Become indispensable
thetripathi58 · x · 2026-08-24
Engineers who reach Staff and Principal levels stop optimizing for the next promotion and start optimizing for becoming so good that the organization cannot function without their judgment. This is presented as the only sustainable career strategy.
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