feeling depressed thinking about the past
When i was 22 i had so much energy and enthusism but 3-4 years of Green card issues, h1b fears and stuff made me too scared of jumping on new opportunities at better Tech names while I was younger where i could learn more and grow so much more. Instead i was stuck at this low quality completet shit company (groupon) for so many years and now i think of how i wasted some of the best years of my life out of fear and didnt take on new jobs. Even though i got my green card i feel it came at a big price for my career . additionally i have had a couple of bad managers in the past and because of that my self esteem was badly damaged and even now i get sad and depressed thinking about it. i was also lost my first 3 years or so out of college not knowing what kind of job i wanted to do. i always had this dream of also traveling and living in many different countries while young but because of h1-b i was too scared of ever taking the jump and leaving the US
Now im almost 30 and i feel sad thinking about how much more succeesful i could be right now and its not just about more money and prestige at FANG etc but also being intellectually challenged at work by solving difficult problems which my employer didnt have. i feel sad thinking that if i didnt have h1-b and green card fears etc i could have taken more risks and be in a better place. i now have a new beter job but is 29 too late to shake the past and will i have to always play catch up to others in my field? i see my other friends so much more successful and it makes me sad that im just some shit tier Tech guy who’s doing nothing interesting with their life
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The timing doesn't matter that much. If you want to be senior at FAANG you can still do it easily
Your worth does not equal your company.