I’m a developer at Accenture. I hate Silicon Valley culture but am I a dumbass for staying here for my skill set? Underpaid but I much prefer the environment here and potential career trajectory

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I'd go to a tech company, devs at consulting firms aren't really treated that well at all compared to tech companies

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Why do you hate Silicon Valley culture? Seems like it would be a good fit for you if you like development and don’t like selling. You can grow and have a career trajectory without the BS.

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If you’re doing good work, push for a promotion and ask what u should be doing to show that. You gotta start the convo, they won’t just give it to you

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What’s the end goal? Selling work? PM? Or continue to be hands on dev?

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You seem to want to switch so I think your question should be more around how you should develop other skills to be viewed as more than a developer. It’s hard for others to see you for more than what you see yourself (you started the post with “I’m a developer”). It less about what Accenture has to offer you and more about you figuring out what you want and looking internally and improving yourself to get there.

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Or am I just going to be permanently stuck as a developer here since there’s no reason to promote me if I’m doing good work at my level

Where are you based? Go to a hedge fund, you’ll make a tooooon

I hate coding. I just happen to be decent enough at it, but don’t particularly care to live or breathe it and am not into coding for fun at all. Much more interested in architecture, problem solving, and selling for sure which is why I’m in consulting for the most part. Only thing is that I’m viewed as a good developer and convenient to keep at this level

OP: get a career coach to talk through options. Do you really want to just be “ convenient for them”? Make your career about YOU

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