You said a lot of things, many I agree and have experienced as well, but never answered OP. How do you create 10x engineers? Well you can’t. And you probably shouldn’t try. If you’re 10x somewhere it means you’re at a place with a significant (I.e. 10x) skills mismatch between people in the team. It’s not fun for anyone, the company and team become too dependent on you, and you skew any ability to project how long work would take on both sides by your presence.
The best bet for both parties would be they find places “where they belong” - if you consider yourself 10x ie the smartest person in the room, you need to seek a better room for yourself where that’s not the case.
The best bet for both parties would be they find places “where they belong” - if you consider yourself 10x ie the smartest person in the room, you need to seek a better room for yourself where that’s not the case.