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Yup. When people are "senior" engineers with less than 5 years experience they need to have something to look toward.
by jensensbutton 5y ago
Yup. When people are "senior" engineers with less than 5 years experience they need to have something to look toward.
- humanrebar 5y agoI also need to be able to quickly communicate with recruiters and managers which roles I would be a good fit for.
- throwaway984393 5y agoMy favorite is the kid on their first job out of college who after 3 years is now "Senior". Seen too many of these to be funny. I worry about hiring.
- gedy 5y agoThat was like the majority of my last company, ha.
- jakear 5y agoTo be fair, a kid after three years of high school is "senior". As is a kid after 3 years of college. Perhaps your word2vec("senior") is what needs recalibrating.
- ghiculescu 5y agoNot really, senior is meant to imply you are in the late stages of your career (or school or college or whatever) and have some wisdom to share. It’s reasonable to question if you can get that in a career - which could last 40 years! - when you are 3 years in.
- thrwyoilarticle 5y agoThis sounds a bit like King Canute saying the tide won't come in. Everywhere my peers are, senior just means a step up from plain engineer/developer & sits at roughly 5-10 years. The name doesn't have to mean anything, it could be interchangeable with the level numbers at larger companies - ask finance people what Vice President means.
- throwaway984393 5y agoSure, some industries have really stupid conventions. But historically the IT industry doesn't hand out Senior or Lead titles until you attain actual Senior-level characteristics. I know people who've worked for 15 years and aren't Senior.
- driverdan 5y agoTime does not determine titles, skills do.
- iancmceachern 5y agoExactly, and education. Someone who has a PhD and post doc work who is 5 years out of school is different than a BS with 5 years.
- jensensbutton 5y agoSome skills come with experience.