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One of my largest career mistakes was telling my employer i didn’t care about titles when they were offering to do something for me when they didn’t have the mo

One of my largest career mistakes was telling my employer i didn’t care about titles when they were offering to do something for me when they didn’t have the money to give me a raise. I have thus been stuck for quite a long time in “Sr” purgatory.

ramesh31 4y ago
> I have thus been stuck for quite a long time in “Sr” purgatory. The move beyond senior becomes almost entirely political. You have to play the game or you’ll be stuck there forever (or until interviewing into a higher role elsewhere). It’s all about doing the right things for the right people at the right time, with your name prominently attached.
- thriftwy 4y ago
  Or leading teams, starting new projects and stuff like that. Kind of carries your name for you
A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
This is effectively what I was initially going to add ( I made a similar mistake ), but let me elaborate on it a little bit. While in an abstract there is no reason to care about the title ( I have a ridiculous title compared to what I actually do now despite being an IC ), but depending on the environment you are in ( finance comes to mind ), you will almost automatically fall under different band with HR for salary/benefits package. I wish this stuff was properly standardized, but every company does their own thing ( and does what it can to ensure it is hard to compare your job title to one at another company just in case employee has a bright idea they can compare competing salaries ).
- jxramos 4y ago
  https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/ takes a good stab at matching up bands across companies. Seemed accurate to me last time I checked.
  - A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
    Thank you! It is hard to believe I was not aware of that tool. I am glad someone saw an issue and attempted to solve it. It actually gave me a clearer picture of a path forward that until now was kinda shrouded in a fog of war. I hate information asymmetry.

ramesh31 4y ago

> I have thus been stuck for quite a long time in “Sr” purgatory. The move beyond senior becomes almost entirely political. You have to play the game or you’ll be stuck there forever (or until interviewing into a higher role elsewhere). It’s all about doing the right things for the right people at the right time, with your name prominently attached.

thriftwy 4y ago
Or leading teams, starting new projects and stuff like that. Kind of carries your name for you

A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago

This is effectively what I was initially going to add ( I made a similar mistake ), but let me elaborate on it a little bit. While in an abstract there is no reason to care about the title ( I have a ridiculous title compared to what I actually do now despite being an IC ), but depending on the environment you are in ( finance comes to mind ), you will almost automatically fall under different band with HR for salary/benefits package. I wish this stuff was properly standardized, but every company does their own thing ( and does what it can to ensure it is hard to compare your job title to one at another company just in case employee has a bright idea they can compare competing salaries ).

jxramos 4y ago
https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/ takes a good stab at matching up bands across companies. Seemed accurate to me last time I checked.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
  Thank you! It is hard to believe I was not aware of that tool. I am glad someone saw an issue and attempted to solve it. It actually gave me a clearer picture of a path forward that until now was kinda shrouded in a fog of war. I hate information asymmetry.