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> IBM has never a company where engineers could rise to the same ranks as directors and higher with a solid IC track. Never? Maybe if you’re talking the last
by tw04 2y ago
> IBM has never a company where engineers could rise to the same ranks as directors and higher with a solid IC track.
Never? Maybe if you’re talking the last 15-20 years, but IBM has been around a lot longer than that…
I personally know people who moved up the ranks there to director and above, so I can say with confidence you’re absolutely wrong.
- rabbits77 2y agoYes! It’s sad how ignorant of IBM and US technology industry history some of these comments are. Then again, I suppose every generation does a lot of its own “this time we’re different” myth making. Not everyone has the wisdom to see the broader context.
- darkwater 2y agoIndeee. I think because for younger generation is physically impossible to have experienced it, while for the older generations it's complicated to get into a disruptive startup. Obviously people could read about the past, but sometimes that's asking too much, they are busy creating "the future".
- VirusNewbie 2y ago>I personally know people who moved up the ranks there to director and above, I didn't mean that engineers can't become directors, I meant that IBM didn't have a track for top ICs to get paid more than directors and still not be on a manager track.