在 · one honest question
How do I recover from not having done a lot of core SWE at my last/only job?
A direction, not a prediction — read through the Chinese lens.
The direction
Write the question in one line. If you cannot, you are not deciding yet.
No account, no card. One question, one direction.
In someone's own words
“I am ~4 YOE, one very large company. I got cut and I'm job hunting now. I've done ome core feature UX/backend, but a lot more infra, tooling, ob ervability, other non-feature work. I had it in mind that much of what I wa doing wa n't very marketable or tran ferrable, and I def wi h I would've...”
— a real post, kept anonymous
What this question usually is
- It is rarely the job itself. It is the version of you the job requires.
- Most people ask this when they are already tired — which is a bad time to decide.
- The money is usually the last thing worth deciding on, not the first.
問
“You keep asking because you think someone has your answer. They have theirs.”
One question in. One direction out.
A reflection, not medical or financial advice. If today is heavier than words, findahelpline.com lists real helplines near you.