A senior frontend dev spent 14 years at one company, got laid off, and discovered they couldn't pass a modern interview. That's not a cautionary tale. That's the system working as designed. I keep thinking about this story. It surfaced in a developer community known for strict anti-venting rules, and it still resonated hard. That tells you something about how many people saw themselves in it. The Comfort Trap Fourteen years is a long time. Long enough to become the person everyone asks about that one legacy system. Long enough to stop learning things that scare you. The dev reported being completely unprepared for today's job market. Not because they were bad at their job. Because their job had quietly stopped demanding growth years ago. Loyalty Is a One-Way Contract People never talk about what being comfortable costs you: the company isn’t being loyal, it’s being efficient. You’re a known quantity. You have institutional knowledge. And you’re probably underpaid compared to the market.…