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He talks about wanting 1 senior for 5 juniors, with most firms having a 1 to 16 ratio. Is it really that bad? Or is the OP's definition of senior someone with
by mathattack 12y ago
He talks about wanting 1 senior for 5 juniors, with most firms having a 1 to 16 ratio. Is it really that bad? Or is the OP's definition of senior someone with 20 years experience?
My experience is that mentorship is 1 to 1. (Just like the Sith!) If you're doing a wide pyramid project, perhaps 1 good engineering manager with tech skills can oversee the work of 2 senior programmers and 2 juniors.
Or has my experience been the exception?
- MaysonL 12y agoMost good professors have more than one PhD student at a time, although I doubt many have 16. 5 is probably a reasonable number.
- mathattack 12y agoFair enough, and that's a good example. The 16 to 1 seems like a stretch too.