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I think about how strange it is we measure level of ability by years on the job, rather than level of achievement during those years.
by TameAntelope 5y ago
I think about how strange it is we measure level of ability by years on the job, rather than level of achievement during those years.
- badpun 5y agoI believe it’s because the latter is simply too easy to lie about and too hard to verify.
- alecbz 5y agoIt’s not even about lying, you can think you’ve done amazing things and just not be in sync with what the interviewer’s expectations. “Led a project” can mean anything from actually being critical to the project’s success to pushing some papers around so other people could do the work.
- davidmurdoch 5y agoSure, but for sake of conversation here it's a decent metric. Another way to frame it: one was recently promoted to senior, the other is an engineering lead who has been managing teams of seniors for 7 tears.