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I'm not sure what IC means. Integration Consultant? Industrial Control?

• mLuby 5y ago
  Individual contributor, in other words a worker as opposed to management. The author's using engineer to mean software developer; they're the workers in this context.
• conro1108 5y ago
  Individual contributor (as opposed to management)
  • zachlloyd 5y ago
    Correct! IC == individual contributor. Sorry for any confusion
• juice_bus 5y ago
  I believe IC is "Individual Contributor" in this context.
  • ilrwbwrkhv 5y ago
    A most bizarre terminology the industry has come up with. Almost feels a bit derogatory.
    • zaat 5y ago
      That's the natural way languages develop, offensive terms replaces with euphemisms, given some time every euphemistic term become loaded with the same negative connotations of its origin and new euphemism get introduced. see: https://thelingspace.tumblr.com/post/114432905996/the-euphemism-treadmill https://thelingspace.tumblr.com/post/114432905996/the-euphem...
    • Sohcahtoa82 5y ago
      Better than grunt, peon, peasant, minion, or drone.
• disposableuname 5y ago
  > as both an IC and a manager When juxtaposed to manager, it usually means individual contributor - someone being managed rather than doing the management.
• alboy 5y ago
  Itty-bitty Cog.