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So instead of negotiating pay, candidates will negotiate titles (except for women, presumably, who will continue putting themselves at a disadvantage in a new w
by fredkbloggs 11y ago
So instead of negotiating pay, candidates will negotiate titles (except for women, presumably, who will continue putting themselves at a disadvantage in a new way). And instead of salary envy you get title envy. And instead of uncertainty and negotiation over raises, you get uncertainty and negotiation over promotions. And by the way, if you have ever worked for a large corporation with salary bands, you know that this is exactly what happens there.
I fail to see any material difference.
- josu 11y agoI work for the government and this is exactly what happens. With the added bonus that everyone's salaries are public.
- CyberDildonics 11y agoI think that is a good point, and I'm sure approaches like this don't solve the issue, but there is a difference in transparency. Pay isn't public, but titles are. So if you are in the company you can see the landscape and know if you should be in the group of people with the better title. This would mean that although women might not be as inclined to negotiate, it would become clearer to people where themselves and others should be with their titles, so discrepancies between performance and title and pay would be more obvious.
- SonicSoul 11y agoAnd will get a half dozen more titles to keep salaries diversified enough. This will not motivate workers at the same title who are twice as productive of course
- Mandatum 11y agoIt's hard to deny titles based on work, however. A tech lead acts as a team leader and has final say on development decisions. A project manager manages a project, stakeholders associated with the project and tracks external dependencies of the project. A senior developer writes and checks in code without too much oversight, and other team members come to him/her for advice.