> Either you are trying to rank up or you're not trying to rank up.
I've seen coasting people getting promoted, and hard working people not getting promoted. But you could be hard working and not stressed is my point. I know because I've been there. I've even been there at Google for a short while. I ran a cool project, people were nice, work was interesting, it wasn
t stressful at all but it was challenging. Sadly it didn't last long.
That makes sense. Personally I have not heard a single person talk about stress as a SWE, but maybe I'm just not the type of person that people talk to about that. I have worked late a few times but that was for a short time and I consider that normal. In the end each PA and even each team can be as different as working as a different company, so even if this is not my experience I can't dispute this.
I've seen coasting people getting promoted, and hard working people not getting promoted. But you could be hard working and not stressed is my point. I know because I've been there. I've even been there at Google for a short while. I ran a cool project, people were nice, work was interesting, it wasn t stressful at all but it was challenging. Sadly it didn't last long.