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• The Manager Track and the IC Track — What Is Reversible and What Actually Grows

  Because becoming a manager is habitually called a promotion, the two paths look like the top and bottom of one ladder. What actually differs is the kind of job, and whether an organization treats the two as equals varies

  2026-08-15 · 6 min read #career#management#individual-contributor#career-strategy#decision-making

• A Plan That Assumes It Is Wrong — Direction Instead of Goals, and the Questions to Ask Each Quarter

  A five-year plan does not fail because it was made carelessly. It fails because there are two things to predict and both of them move: the market changes, and inside it you change too. This post explains why trying to im

  2026-08-15 · 5 min read #career#planning#decision-making#career-strategy#reflection

• What Do You Want to Be Known For — Positioning Grows at a Different Speed Than Skill

  Skill grows a little every day; positioning updates only when someone has a reason to re-file you, and that reason arrives a few times a year at most. That lag produces much of the resentment in an engineering career. Th

  2026-08-15 · 5 min read #career#positioning#career-strategy#growth#personal-brand

• AI Startup vs Big Tech AI Team: Where Should You Work to Truly Grow?

  AI startup vs big tech AI team — which leads to faster growth? An honest comparison covering compensation, experience, growth pace, and the unique dynamics of the Korean AI ecosystem.

  2026-03-18 · 7 min read #ai-career#ai-startup#big-tech#career-strategy#ai-development

• Developer Career Strategy in the AI Era: A Realistic 5-Year Roadmap

  Moving past the fear of AI replacing developers, this post offers an honest look at the real situation and concrete career strategies to prepare for the next five years.

  2026-03-18 · 7 min read #developer-career#ai-era#career-strategy#developer-growth#ai-development