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>Being a technical leader is a set of skills that is distinct from being a great IC Sorry if I'm being dim - what's an IC?
by lordfoom 7y ago
>Being a technical leader is a set of skills that is distinct from being a great IC
Sorry if I'm being dim - what's an IC?
- TuringNYC 7y agoIndividual Contributor (ie working without others under you in the org chart)
- lordfoom 7y agoOkay that makes sense, thank you.
- arnarbi 7y agoIndividual contributor, i.e. a non-leadership role
- lordfoom 7y agoAh, okay, thank you.
- xxpor 7y agoA non-managerial role* If you're a senior IC and you're not exhibiting leadership in some way you're probably not going to be around for very long.
- heavenlyhash 7y agoI agree with this and thus often find the term "IC" itself unfortunately prone to being misleading.
- arnarbi 7y agoYou're right, that's what it usually means. But gp was asking about it in the context of this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21377401 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21377401 Here it's being used to contrast with both TL-ship and management.