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It doesn't imply "manager level". Anyone can be an IC at any level. It might imply "not on a manager track" but strictly just means "not a manager right now". S
by inimino 7y ago
It doesn't imply "manager level". Anyone can be an IC at any level. It might imply "not on a manager track" but strictly just means "not a manager right now". Since it is the opposite of "manager" it might have all kinds of connotations due to being where that distinction is relevant, but the denotation is still just a technical role with zero reports.
- maxheadroom 7y ago>...but strictly just means "not a manager right now". There's also the verisimilitude that it can also mean an inferred ceiling. For example, Principal <whatever area> Engineer role[s] at Microsoft is [are] typically the highest that you can go - if you stick to the IC (read: non-managerial) track[s].