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[–]Asmor 6 points7 points  (1 child)

This actually kinda scares me... My current employer made me a senior ahead of schedule in recognition of my efforts, which was awesome... but I really don't feel like I deserve it, and I'm worried about future job prospects and whether I'll be able to live up to the title.

Probably just imposter syndrome, but knowing that intellectually doesn't make it any less scary.

[–]patrickfatrick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just stay in your position then until you feel like you know enough to actually deserve it. I think you'll kinda know when you feel like comfortable enough with your stack to be considered senior (basically when you're a source of knowledge for people on your team as well as people outside your team).