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It is not only about people who try to get lucky for junior positions. I have seen people who think of themselves as "super senior developers" who were more "bu
by ozim 7y ago
It is not only about people who try to get lucky for junior positions. I have seen people who think of themselves as "super senior developers" who were more "business bullshit specialists" who knew names of things but when faced with technical challenges were lost right away. Those people could maybe configure WiFi router with web interface but if you get them to work on industrial grade router with stripped down Linux it is not something they can jump over.
- watwut 7y agoI think these are in the "fake it till you make it" or "large ego" groups. And it is even very likely they have been employed at senior positions - senior by definition of managers that employed and kept them. And often even senior by needs of those companies. One issue is that average management is not good and management of software projects is not solved problem. That badly affects hiring and promoting in many teams. But another issue is that tech is wide range of jobs that require completely different aptitudes and skillsets. We are not even starting to classify it all enough to be able to reasonably communicate what position is.