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How on earth are you supposed to show impact and get a promotion if you’re working on maintenance projects?
by farmerstan 5y ago
How on earth are you supposed to show impact and get a promotion if you’re working on maintenance projects?
- ece 5y agoBy having a longer term outlook and doing things might actually gain you market share in the long term.
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoBy demonstrating that the product you're maintaining indeed still works?
- diffeomorphism 5y ago> By demonstrating that the product you're maintaining indeed still works? ... The post you are replying to was a rhetorical question because the answer to your question famously is "No, absolutely not".
- shepardrtc 5y agoThis is a snarky response and could absolutely be worded better, but this is the truth in Google. You only advance if you bring something new to the table. Software isn't maintained because there is no reason for people to do so internally.
- UncleMeat 5y agoBelieve it or not, the Core Developer organization, which is the most focused on tech debt and maintenance of any of the organizations, has a measurably higher promo rate than the norm at Google. "Can't get promo for tech debt or maintenance" is simply a myth.