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>If the person has the same title at a company after 4+ years (unless they are already in a lead/senior role), it's a bad sign. Not necessarily. I have a good
by Zelmor 10y ago
>If the person has the same title at a company after 4+ years (unless they are already in a lead/senior role), it's a bad sign.
Not necessarily. I have a good friend in a consultancy firm who declines year by year a senior management position even though he has been with the company close to 8 years now. Why? He hates spreadsheets, reporting, meetings and just wants to get shit done. So he remains a senior developer in title. What he gets is constant yearly raises, praises and a lot of responsibility within the project. If/when he leaves, the company will be in big trouble replacing him.
- pc86 10y agoThis is addressed two sentences after the line you quote (emphasis mine): > Whether it's because they a) are not ambitious enough, b) aren't talented enough, or c) the company they work for is terrible at recognition/promotion Ambition presupposes that you want more responsibility/power/authority/money/something. Praise is great but you will never have the responsibility or authority of management if you don't have the title. And this is fine, but if you're hiring and looking specifically for ambition, someone who has been "Senior Developer" for 8 years is probably not going to fit the bill.