When I was in my mid-twenties, early in my career as a design engineer, I had a coworker named Vince. He was in his mid-forties and had been around the block a couple of times. I was promoted to group leader early on, while he was treading water, career-wise. This, combined with some other things in his life convinced him that his chance had passed and that he would probably make no more progress in life. How depressing! Continue reading →