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This echoes my read of this article as well. Any system for promotion has tradeoffs. You can't just say "this system's tradeoffs suck, we should have a new sy
by fishtoaster 4y ago
This echoes my read of this article as well. Any system for promotion has tradeoffs. You can't just say "this system's tradeoffs suck, we should have a new system with no tradeoffs."
I'll admit, I don't really have a good solution. My strategy has been to just stick to early-stage startups where everyone is aligned on company success. Would love to hear some more meaningful discussion of alternative systems for managing career ladders.
- saalweachter 4y agoExperience points. Every you complete a task, you gain experience points. Gain enough, you go up a level. Flavor them for different job tracks, tweak the rewards to incentivize the behaviors you want and not the ones you don't. If someone isn't gaining experience at a good rate, take a closer look to see whether they are doing things that should be worth XP, or whether you need to have a different conversation. Give people some choices on leveling up -- maybe most people just want a bump to salary, maybe other people would like to gain more vacation, stock, half days Friday, a private office, a good parking spot, etc etc.