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People who are 30+, what career moves do you regret in your 20s and/or what choices are you happy you made? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/cs_career_questions@programming.dev

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[–] breckenedge@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not cultivating my network.

[–] alexdeathway@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Okay, I will bite the bullet, what and how do you suggest?

[–] breckenedge@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Keep in touch with former colleagues who you’d want to work with again. At least touch base once a year, get lunch together if you can. Talk about what you’re working on. A network really helps if you ever decide to go contract or start your own thing.