Ask HN: How do you value experience nowadays?
I was wondering, how do you value experience nowadays ? When hiring talents or judging peers ?
Big companies who think they're more important than they truly are often look for workers with experience, or will do them pass leetcode style coding games.
But personally, when I hear than someone has done exactly the same job for 5+ years, I can't help but to think 'boring' (with rolling eyes internally). I believe the corporate world feels about the same, as it wants ppl who have a success story, and a stonk progression from not a developer to CTO of his multi billion tech startup in 5 years.
How do you combine the conflicting requirements from a lot of years on exactly the same job, and of having had a career and flexibility ?
Deep down, I feel like all this experience thing is a trap, and a distraction.
When you are a junior, companies turn you down because they want experienced workers.
But when you are a senior, in your 50s, and have 20+ years of experience, companies consider you like a dinosaur who can't evolve, and prefer a new hire who is humble and curious.
So experience isn't the issue !
How would you balance these requirements ?
And how do you prepare for the end of your career ?
What would you actually focus on, if not experience ?
And how would you interview peers ?