Skills and value (Score 1)

We're educated by society to become good servants to corporations. The more specialized you are, the less job opportunities there are, and the less likely you will break the bonds of corporate servitude.

You have to 'get' the bigger picture. Programming alone is a very tactical, very focused thing. The goals of the managers includes more than programming, the goals of the executives includes more, the goals of the investors include even more yet. So what is the goal of the company to each of these levels? It's what the next higher level wants, and how to best deliver that.

Suggestions:

Expand your knowledge and experience to include more of what the company does.

Rewrite your resume to reflect how you can contribute to a company, and how you have contributed.

Think like an entrepreneur or small business owner