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My conclusion after working in tech for a few years: If you don't want to play the politics game, just interview with new companies and get a new role and a sig
by gringoDan 5y ago
My conclusion after working in tech for a few years: If you don't want to play the politics game, just interview with new companies and get a new role and a significant pay bump every 1-2 years.
Sad that the incentives are set up this way.
- eru 5y agoIt's not that sad, at least the churn makes knowledge and best practices bubble through the industry.
- gringoDan 5y agoTrue! I meant sad in the sense that if folks were properly incentivized to stay at an organization longer-term (10-20% pay bumps per year), I think we'd see more big innovations in technology – think NASA, Bell Labs, etc. – as opposed to incremental improvements.
- bluGill 5y agoDomain knowledge never gets there though. People never really understand their products or the customers. which is bad for products.