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On the flip side, having a title is a good way to know if you're being compensated appropriately. If you see someone 2 levels above you working on much less imp
by xmprt 5y ago
On the flip side, having a title is a good way to know if you're being compensated appropriately. If you see someone 2 levels above you working on much less impactful projects then perhaps it's time to have a conversation with your manager about pay or time to start looking for new jobs.
- kstrauser 5y agoOn a side note, I use to see people with higher titles than mine not visibly doing as much as me, and found it grating. Now I have one of those titles, and I'm working harder than before, but a lot of it is with vendors, contractors, and overseeing projects. To ICs inside a particular project, it probably likes like I'm not doing much of anything. It changed my outlook on such things a lot.
- eadmund 5y agoI have found the same thing over the years. A lot of times the folks who 'just don't do anything' and 'just don't understand' were doing plenty and understood plenty, I just was too immature to get that at the time. Not 100% always, mind you, but way more often than not.
- ipaddr 5y agoWhy do you feel you should be paid more because you feel you are doing more work? You are paid the least amount possible to fill your position during the hiring cycle. Your worth is what the market will pay you. The fact that someone else is doing more or less with a higher title shouldn't influence your life at all. Jealousy shouldn't tell you when you should look for a job. If you are unhappy leave if you are happy stay. If your happiness is determined by what a random person is paid you will never be happy.
- joconde 5y agoThat sounds weird. Are you saying that doing more work than better-paid employees shouldn’t be an argument during salary negotiations?