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> Tech careers "naturally" progress into management, whereas lawyerly one progress into seniority The equivalent of tech progressing into management is lawyers
by mason55 5y ago
> Tech careers "naturally" progress into management, whereas lawyerly one progress into seniority
The equivalent of tech progressing into management is lawyers progressing into sales. The people who make the most aren’t the ones who know the law the best, they’re the “rainmakers,” the ones bringing in all the business. At a certain point your career and monetary progression will be limited if you’re not moving to a relationship-building/sales-style role. It’s like investment banking in that regard.
- dalbasal 5y agoYou can probably reduce it multiple ways. But ultimately, it's a different culture with different norms;)
- ghaff 5y agoProbably most professions with firms that have a senior partner/partner/associate sort of structure. The more senior you are, the less your job is about doing "work" and the more it is about bringing new business and retaining existing clients. Of course, it's true in IT consulting as well. You can be sure that most of the senior people at Accenture aren't doing much coding.