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Title inflation is so absurd that now when I ask a company I just ignore the title and look at comp. Comp tells me how much value you think I can deliver in yo
by maerF0x0 4y ago
Title inflation is so absurd that now when I ask a company I just ignore the title and look at comp.
Comp tells me how much value you think I can deliver in your org.
If you wanna call me Senior while compensating me like someone who has cross team impact across 500 engineers, so be it, as long at the TC is there.
If you wanna call me Staff but only rate me on how many API endpoints I can craft in a sprint, I doubt you'll be able to compensate me enough to care about your JD.
- elric 4y agoTitle inflation for the sake of egos is bad. But sometimes title inflation is a consequence of ridiculous compensation rules. Where I work, it's basically impossible to get a raise without a bump in title. Which basically means that if you did a good job negotiating your starting salary, you'll be stuck with your job title for a long time. But if you were too cheap at first, you'll move up in the ranks every year.
- bbarn 4y agoIt also wastes time in hiring. If I'm looking for a senior developer, I don't want someone with three years of experience who killed it at their company and got rapidly promoted (now, that doesn't mean I don't want them, but that's not a senior development role in my mind)
- Kamq 4y ago> It also wastes time in hiring Sure, but on the other side, if I have someone I want to hire, and the choice is give them an extra $XX thousand or let them pick their title, I'm going to pick the title. Or, hell, both. Both is an option too. I don't particularly care what title they want as long as they can provide the value I'm looking for.* *Sufficiently silly titles such as Chief Brace Sculptor, or nonsensical ones such as Head Monkey Spinner may require several weeks for me to stop giggling, but I'm willing to roll with it.