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Probably people are honest when they are drunk. There is nothing to argue with any of those comments. But this one stood out for me! > Titles mostly don't mat
by the_arun 5y ago
Probably people are honest when they are drunk. There is nothing to argue with any of those comments.
But this one stood out for me!
> Titles mostly don't matter. Principal Distinguished Staff Lead Engineer from Whatever Company, whatever. What did you do and what did you accomplish. That's all people care about.
- joncp 5y agoThat's true unless you get acquired. At that point, your title is what your new overlords will use to determine your role, salary, and even whether to lay you off.
- dredmorbius 5y agoI've seen that happen to an excellent domain expert at a company during radical downsizing. Though TBF, that round saw fat, muscle, sinew, and bone cut. To say nothing of a lot of brain.
- TameAntelope 5y agoI mistakenly asked to be called the "Staff Engineer" as employee #1, I think I'm going to correct to "Principal Engineer" as soon as I can.