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> and up to $140k in the office as a project manager once you really know how things are built. This is so bizarre. If someone knows how to build a cabinet, w

> and up to $140k in the office as a project manager once you really know how things are built. This is so bizarre. If someone knows how to build a cabinet, why would you promote them so they no longer build cabinets? If someone loves building cabinets, the only way to make more money is to stop building them... It's one of the problem why companies cannot find skilled workers...

I_Am_Nous 3y ago
A friend of mine explained it as "We rise to the level of our own incompetence". Start a job at level 1, do a good job, get a promotion/find a new job to rise to level 2. Repeat until suddenly, you were really good at doing X job, but just got promoted/moved to doing Y job and now you are struggling because it's not very related to what you did in the previous position that you were good at. It makes sense at a certain level, and can explain why we get so many people in positions they don't seem suited for.
talldatethrow 3y ago
Because there is a limit to how valuable you are as an expert builder building. But being an expert builder usually means you are intelligent and thoughtful and logical. So if you combine your cabinet experience with those traits, you are a great candidate for project manager, where you can be paid more and provide more for your family. It's not like they are forced into it. No shortage of people that turn down the chance to get into management.
- varispeed 3y ago
  > Because there is a limit to how valuable you are as an expert builder building. That's rarely a thing. Most jobs pay is not correlated to the value it creates. Simple example is software development. Team of 10 can create product that generates millions every day, but their pay will not be correlated in any way with that revenue. Maybe a manager will get a bonus, but most of the money flows to the owners.

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> and up to $140k in the office as a project manager once you really know how things are built. This is so bizarre. If someone knows how to build a cabinet, w

by varispeed 3y ago

I_Am_Nous 3y ago
A friend of mine explained it as "We rise to the level of our own incompetence". Start a job at level 1, do a good job, get a promotion/find a new job to rise to level 2. Repeat until suddenly, you were really good at doing X job, but just got promoted/moved to doing Y job and now you are struggling because it's not very related to what you did in the previous position that you were good at. It makes sense at a certain level, and can explain why we get so many people in positions they don't seem suited for.
talldatethrow 3y ago
Because there is a limit to how valuable you are as an expert builder building. But being an expert builder usually means you are intelligent and thoughtful and logical. So if you combine your cabinet experience with those traits, you are a great candidate for project manager, where you can be paid more and provide more for your family. It's not like they are forced into it. No shortage of people that turn down the chance to get into management.
- varispeed 3y ago
  > Because there is a limit to how valuable you are as an expert builder building. That's rarely a thing. Most jobs pay is not correlated to the value it creates. Simple example is software development. Team of 10 can create product that generates millions every day, but their pay will not be correlated in any way with that revenue. Maybe a manager will get a bonus, but most of the money flows to the owners.