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While this may be true, I didn't really get that from the article. It sounded like the system was largely a success, except that they set the maximum level at
by df07 18y ago
While this may be true, I didn't really get that from the article. It sounded like the system was largely a success, except that they set the maximum level at their highest-ranked people and stopped. Those people got frustrated because they had no way to move upwards.
At Fog Creek, there are several levels that no developers have achieved yet. I'm fairly certain that if someone did achieve those levels they'd rearrange the system to create a few more levels, so that everyone has something to reach for and some idea of how to continue to improve themselves.
- JacobAldridge 18y agoI combine that with the quote "I'm a company starter, not really an empire builder". The author couldn't see the bigger opportunity for the business, and the staff starting banging their heads on his limited vision. If he'd had a much bigger vision, he probably could have (as you indicate Fog Creek has done) included future levels for growth.