from Gergely Orosz | by Gergely Orosz

"I worked at Big Tech for two years. Got promoted from Eng1 eng to Eng2 in a year. When I was not up for senior promotion, I left for a senior title at a small company. I now fail to get senior offers at the rest of Big Tech and realize I had a great manager." You learned.

"What advice do you have?" Not what you want to hear. Decide what you really want. Title or to learn? Go to a place where you can see yourself learning and staying for 2-3 years. You have plenty of options. You're only 2 years into a potentially 40-year career.

And here's an unconventional option that I have seen work well: Go back to the first company to that great manager you had. I assume you left on good terms. Works more often than you think.