This chart is about moms, but also matters for dads too.
We had our second child after 2020 and my work became remote. This would not have been possible if I were still working in the office.
Remote work not only gave me 2 hours of commute time back, but enabled me to do daycare pickups on alternate days for our first child. Allowed me more time to be involved with my family and raise our kids. Also matters financially because money spent commuting and getting lunch adds up.
I get more done and have a more flexible schedule since becoming remote. Some downsides but on the whole an improvement. For me at work, productivity is correlated with happiness and job satisfaction.
The change to remote work has been a profound positive change for me and my family. I've heard the same anecdotally from friends and colleagues.
Both swe jobs I've had I stayed with for almost a decade each. I'm in a very similar position as you with similar stats. Though I am a bit older. I enjoy the predictability but both places had rounds of layoffs at various points in time and I have the concerns as you.
I wonder if staying for long stints looks bad to future employers and hiring managers. I do think the predictability hampers my drive to practice leetcode, build tech side projects, and practice interview questions.
On the positive side, I like being a subject matter expert and diving deep into a tech stack and code base and knowing it inside and out.
Do I regret it? I don't. The stability has given me time for non-tech hobbies and projects as well as the time needed to have a family.
It's a little tougher at my age and with a family to spend a lot of time on technical side projects but I make time for it. That would be my recommendation to you for concerns about personal growth.
We had our second child after 2020 and my work became remote. This would not have been possible if I were still working in the office.
Remote work not only gave me 2 hours of commute time back, but enabled me to do daycare pickups on alternate days for our first child. Allowed me more time to be involved with my family and raise our kids. Also matters financially because money spent commuting and getting lunch adds up.
I get more done and have a more flexible schedule since becoming remote. Some downsides but on the whole an improvement. For me at work, productivity is correlated with happiness and job satisfaction.
The change to remote work has been a profound positive change for me and my family. I've heard the same anecdotally from friends and colleagues.