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I haven't necessarily turned down promotions, but I've been at my job for over 2.5 years and have no desire to make the jump from "developer" to "senior develop
by hbn 4y ago
I haven't necessarily turned down promotions, but I've been at my job for over 2.5 years and have no desire to make the jump from "developer" to "senior developer" like most do, because while I'm sure you get a nice pay bump, I know firsthand it just means you're in way more meetings (of which I already think I'm in too many of) and writing less code.
I don't even know what the extra pay would be, but it's probably not enough to be worth making my job less enjoyable.
- JohnFen 4y agoIt depends on what "senior developer" means, though. With my last 4 jobs, I was hired with the title "senior developer" -- but what it indicated was my pay grade, not my responsibilities. I was just a regular developer in them all.
- ipaddr 4y agoYou don't become a true senior developer until you find a way to get out of those meetings.