My personal experience is that people who describe their abilities like you do are actually not very good at their job but think they are.
But, assuming, you're right, you should have switched jobs yesterday to somewhere where you can be challenged. How can you be sure? You can't. But making sure to utilise the interview process is a good starting point. If you walk out of an interview just as unsure that the place won't challenge you, then either you've not asked enough questions, or they gave very wooly answers (which is a pretty good sign that the place isn't right for you).
> My personal experience is that people who describe their abilities like you do are actually not very good at their job but think they are.
I respectfully have a complementary but somewhat different view (again, with full respect-- your personal experience is not mine)
The author describes themself (humbly) as a 10x developer. And they seem to think "10x developer" means a person who fills the pareto principle (the one person who does 80% of the work). The author also has stats to back this up, and again, I stress that they are humble about it.
As another poster mentioned, a "10x" is not the person who does 10x more than anyone else, but rather the person who allows many many other people to do 10% more than they could otherwise.
As I see it, the author has grown to the limits of what their company offers, and should indeed interview for other jobs. Not necessarily take a different job, but to get a different benchmark for their abilities.
The entire thing reads like copypasta - the lack of humility from a fairly junior developer (9 years? I have 8 years experience in tech and still feel like a beginner) is just crazy. It's either satire or written by someone with the EQ of a pigeon.
20-30 years in tech (depending how you count), and still a "beginner" at a large number of things. That feeling shouldn't go away.
8-14 years is not junior, it is mid-level.
The author has established a strong reputation in their current company. Again, mid-level, looking at jumping to senior level.
Post struck me as self-reflective and referring to observable metrics, also phrased as benchmarking their interpretation of those benchmarks vs the HN community. Humility is hard.
Pigeons are flocking animals and would have a high EQ.
>The author has established a strong reputation in their current company.
Oh please, it's a random post. You have no clue if the author is remotely saying the truth. Why people has to believe everything they read is besides me.
If you make the statement that you're a "10x developer" then there's a high chance you're not really.
It smacks of arrogance and lack of humility, as a "10x developer" is really a fantastic communicator and "people person" who can accelerate the entire team's productivity through improving business relationships. The type of person who could quickly unblock the team through one phone call or message.
But, assuming, you're right, you should have switched jobs yesterday to somewhere where you can be challenged. How can you be sure? You can't. But making sure to utilise the interview process is a good starting point. If you walk out of an interview just as unsure that the place won't challenge you, then either you've not asked enough questions, or they gave very wooly answers (which is a pretty good sign that the place isn't right for you).
Good luck. Feeling lonely sucks.