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Having to move to get promoted is frustrating and real. Within large companies you can usually move to another team (how hard this is varies), but it is typical
by pacaro 9y ago
Having to move to get promoted is frustrating and real. Within large companies you can usually move to another team (how hard this is varies), but it is typically required that this be a lateral move, which then slows velocity, whereas changing companies would not normally be a lateral move.
I'm cautious of the word "Architect" — even though I've had it in my job title in the past, and still believe that it can mean something. Unfortunately, it's also a word that's inserted into so many unrelated jobs titles (Enterprise Solutions Architect, Information Architect) — if you need to get beyond senior, and have influence over the wording of your title, then Principal and Staff are useful words — until they too are devalued
- pjmlp 9y agoLateral moves inside a large company are a good way to improve a CV. It is easier to get "hired" for new technology stacks because some people in the company already know you, instead of random HR guy that doesn't care about technologies used in side projects, only what was used on your very last project at work.
- pacaro 9y agoYes. It certainly isn't a one way street. I'd also add that having seniority/tenure has its own value within a larger organization. There is certainly no one-size-fits-all advice here!