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Can confirm this will not get you promoted, it will just get you more work. You are more valuable as a peon than management if you are this good at your job. A

Can confirm this will not get you promoted, it will just get you more work. You are more valuable as a peon than management if you are this good at your job. Always act dumber than your boss.

digianarchist 5y ago
I worked pretty hard at getting promoted at my last job which unfortunately didn't happen. In the end I did the cost/benefit analysis of the amount of extra work I was doing compared to the 15% raise that I would get from being promoted. In the end I moved companies and got a raise of about 35%. I'm back to doing the same amount of work I was doing before I tried to get promoted.
- bluefirebrand 5y ago
  This is honestly a really big sickness within our industry and it seems to be everywhere. I don't think I will ever work towards a promotion again.
  - deltaonefour 5y ago
    Working towards a promotion is not just about productivity. You have to display leadership qualities. But here's the key. Not all managers want leaders. It an be viewed as a threat. When the time is right, you can show off your leadership skills.
    - alfalfasprout 5y ago
      Don't forget politics. You can display leadership qualities all you want but politics play into whether your project will ultimately suceeed, be deprioritized, and who gets credit for what.
grumple 5y ago
> Can confirm this will not get you promoted, it will just get you more work. You are more valuable as a peon than management if you are this good at your job. Always act dumber than your boss I've been promoted at every job I've had by working both smart and hard, but never exceeding 40 hours except in very rare exceptional circumstances. Devs have higher IC roles to fill so that helps. But now I get to be miserable as a manager. Be careful what you wish for. And please, be smarter than me so I feel good about you taking my place when I leave. That said, I don't think many people are productive for more than 20 hours a week for sustained periods and we should all work less.
hallway_monitor 5y ago
See also: 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, highly recommended.

Can confirm this will not get you promoted, it will just get you more work. You are more valuable as a peon than management if you are this good at your job. Always act dumber than your boss.

digianarchist 5y ago

I worked pretty hard at getting promoted at my last job which unfortunately didn't happen. In the end I did the cost/benefit analysis of the amount of extra work I was doing compared to the 15% raise that I would get from being promoted. In the end I moved companies and got a raise of about 35%. I'm back to doing the same amount of work I was doing before I tried to get promoted.

bluefirebrand 5y ago
This is honestly a really big sickness within our industry and it seems to be everywhere. I don't think I will ever work towards a promotion again.
- deltaonefour 5y ago
  Working towards a promotion is not just about productivity. You have to display leadership qualities. But here's the key. Not all managers want leaders. It an be viewed as a threat. When the time is right, you can show off your leadership skills.
  - alfalfasprout 5y ago
    Don't forget politics. You can display leadership qualities all you want but politics play into whether your project will ultimately suceeed, be deprioritized, and who gets credit for what.

grumple 5y ago

> Can confirm this will not get you promoted, it will just get you more work. You are more valuable as a peon than management if you are this good at your job. Always act dumber than your boss I've been promoted at every job I've had by working both smart and hard, but never exceeding 40 hours except in very rare exceptional circumstances. Devs have higher IC roles to fill so that helps. But now I get to be miserable as a manager. Be careful what you wish for. And please, be smarter than me so I feel good about you taking my place when I leave. That said, I don't think many people are productive for more than 20 hours a week for sustained periods and we should all work less.

hallway_monitor 5y ago

See also: 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, highly recommended.