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Thanks for sharing. As I noted elsewhere, this is how things should work. If you have a smart, hard working person as a low level worker their ability to work h

Thanks for sharing. As I noted elsewhere, this is how things should work. If you have a smart, hard working person as a low level worker their ability to work hard and move up is essential for a successful society. Companies have moved to a system instead where you need the right degree from the right school to get into the right position. The MBA types may say that you should focus on your core competencies. Google, being a tech company, running their datacenters sure sounds like a core competency.

fearfulofview4 5y ago
Entirely. Credential signaling leads to mediocrity. In my opinion internal mobility between departments and roles improved in the last four years, except for the untouchables. I didn’t even go to that great of a university nor study engineering. I learned years later that apparently my university was on some recruiting shortlist on account of it being a renowned engineer’s alma mater. I suspect that was the only reason I was even hired to clean the metaphorical toilets. It took most of my career to overcome the attendant imposter syndrome. Breaking the L6 ceiling put that to rest, but I don’t forget my roots.