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> You learn it as you go Kind of defeats the purpose of levels, no? Make me a Principal Engineer, I'll learn it as I go. > And if you can't learn, you get put
by ZephyrBlu 3y ago
> You learn it as you go
Kind of defeats the purpose of levels, no? Make me a Principal Engineer, I'll learn it as I go.
> And if you can't learn, you get put somewhere else
1) This is already what happens, except without the added risk of asking someone to perform a new higher level role
2) Demoting someone is basically impossible. They're just going to quit rather than taking a lower title and pay cut
- coldtea 3y ago>Kind of defeats the purpose of levels, no? Make me a Principal Engineer, I'll learn it as I go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope
- scarface_74 3y agoWeren’t you talking about promoting people without them proving themselves? At what level should they need to prove themselves before getting a promotion.
- coldtea 3y agoDoesn't mean they have to "prove ourselves" at the next level they'll be promoted into, before they're promoted, which was the whole focus of the discussion...
- scarface_74 3y agoThen how exactly do you decide who to promote?