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Just to clear up some misunderstandings (caused by my own lack of information supply TBH):
- I'm hired full-time with benefits now after working freelance for 6 months - I get paid 4.5x more than my peers in this company - I got these many responsibilities after proving my competence and delivering on reliable solutions in my freelance tenure. - Yep. Once again, I'm a little overpaid. - Also, currently I am being treated quite well, and definitely not like a second class citizen, since the company is making a shift towards a tech-first and data driven approach and I'm at the centre of it.
You have definitely made a few great points here though. I'm out of my depth here when it comes to management, very high level design, etc - but given the scale of operations so far, I am quite sure I can deliver outcomes!
Also, thanks a ton on warnings about the nature of this industry, I'll definitely keep it in mind!
I was hired 6 months ago as a freelance data engineer, and after proving myself through my work quality, I am now essentially functioning as a tech lead, with full responsibility and ownership of designing, implementing, and hiring for the projects I'm assigned.
Our company is not a tech company, so I only have a couple of tech-oriented colleagues, and I barely interact with them. Now I directly report to the director of the company, who in all senses is awesome, with 40+ years of combined experience in some of the biggest oil and drilling companies globally.
However, I have some strong FOMO about not being able to learn much technical stuff from my peers or seniors. I am trying my best to learn and pick things up on my own, learning design principles, getting code reviews from chatGPT, etc. But even then, I'm afraid I am not producing the software to the highest standards of the industry since we don't have any rigorous cross-checking, and might be missing out on a lot of learning.
Can someone who has been in positions similar to these please guide me?
- I'm quite well paid here (4x more than my peers)
- I have been hired full-time, and get all the company benefits as well.
- The work life is great, and I don't work more than 8-9 hours a day.
- The manager/director is great and super supportive.
- I'm not being exploited by any means :)
Kindly upvote so the disclaimer stays on top of the post!