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Your comment reminds me that I've only seen this distinction in terms of profit center VS cost center. Profit centers do business and get perks, cost centers su
by awkward 4y ago
Your comment reminds me that I've only seen this distinction in terms of profit center VS cost center. Profit centers do business and get perks, cost centers support business and get the early layoffs.
The article's staff vs line distinction cuts it a little differently, and definitely gives a rosier picture of working in a staff role.
- chadash 4y agoI don't disagree with the article. Within a tech company, it's obvious why they value engineers. In a "staff" you might also be highly valued or you might not be. As an example, I've recently noticed that home depot has a superb website. Looking at the quality of it, they've obviously put a lot of thought and resources into it. It's something they value. The people working on it might be in the "staff" bucket, but I'd bet the C-Suite is well aware of the impact they are having. On the other hand, I've seen companies where the "staff" engineers are completely disregarded.