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Am I the only one surprised these sharing databases even exist? What if Apple went the other way, and artificially inflated the level? Every engineer is "Senio
by rdtsc 5y ago
Am I the only one surprised these sharing databases even exist?
What if Apple went the other way, and artificially inflated the level? Every engineer is "Senior engineer level XIV". Or, they could be evil and tie the level entered to the conditions of leave. If you sign a bunch of non-competes and non-disclosures etc, you get marked 2 levels up in this db.
One of my employers used to let us pick our own titles. We couldn't say "CEO", of course, but if you'd like to be "Super staff engineer IV" or "Solutions Architect III" you could. They didn't care as long as you helped out and did a good job.
- penguin_booze 5y agoIt's unsettling that these behind the scenes database/cliques exists. Some time ago, I listened to a podcast (might be NPR) that talked about an employee, who left a financial firm, couldn't find a new job. Every opportunity to which he applied, either rejected him with unconvincing reasons or ghosted him. Later he found out that his previous manager poisoned the well in some shady database to make sure his life outside that job will be miserable.
- rdtsc 5y ago> Later he found out that his previous manager poisoned the well in some shady database to make sure his life outside that job will be miserable. Pretty darn evil. It's even worse because if he sues them to correct the "mistake", then that also makes newer employers less likely to hire him ("he likes to litigate with his employers, and we don't want trouble"), unless they are actually reasonable and dive in to understand what exactly happened.