A London Web Developer. A lot of my professional experience is in digital agencies and I enjoy helping new front-end developers learn how to code websites.
If you have the freedom to wait a bit longer, rather than needing to pay bills immediately, then you're going to do yourself a massive disservice to your career to pigeonhole yourself into a really outdated software that nobody cares about but a company can't afford to immigrate away from.
I've worked with developers of whom their first job was working in Sharepoint. They could code fine but a lot of his knowledge didn't work outside of that software, so it was a case of moving sideways to get away from Sharepoint, which means to move jobs without getting any substantial pay bump or increase in responsibility/seniorship.
If you're at an entry level and it's your first job for your resume, then seriously find anywhere that does what you want to learn and avoid anything you don't as much as possible. Even if the pay is borderline slavery, you will make it back a year or two from now once this company has taught you everything you need.
"They could code fine but a lot of his knowledge didn't work outside of that software" -- This is exactly what I was worried about.
I'm leaning towards not going into low-code development, and this makes me even more confident to take that decision. Definitely going to look for opportunities that works better for my goals and interests.
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
If you have the freedom to wait a bit longer, rather than needing to pay bills immediately, then you're going to do yourself a massive disservice to your career to pigeonhole yourself into a really outdated software that nobody cares about but a company can't afford to immigrate away from.
I've worked with developers of whom their first job was working in Sharepoint. They could code fine but a lot of his knowledge didn't work outside of that software, so it was a case of moving sideways to get away from Sharepoint, which means to move jobs without getting any substantial pay bump or increase in responsibility/seniorship.
If you're at an entry level and it's your first job for your resume, then seriously find anywhere that does what you want to learn and avoid anything you don't as much as possible. Even if the pay is borderline slavery, you will make it back a year or two from now once this company has taught you everything you need.
Thanks for sharing this Kyle!
"They could code fine but a lot of his knowledge didn't work outside of that software" -- This is exactly what I was worried about.
I'm leaning towards not going into low-code development, and this makes me even more confident to take that decision. Definitely going to look for opportunities that works better for my goals and interests.