On: Ask HN: Any jobs that don't force you to always be advancing career wise?

[ordx]

Try consulting. Once your reach Senior Consultant level it's pretty much the end of the path for ICs.

[spwa4 → ordx]

So that brings a question. Let's say you're consultant (and the only senior consultants where I work are salesmen), and you're 42. How do you advance while remaining technical? I don't mind very occasional sales efforts, but not constantly.