I’ve never been promoted, in 20+ years of working in software. Hadn’t fully realized it until I saw this thread & thought through all the ‘transitions’ I’ve been through. Every time I got more money, more responsibility, AND a different title, it was because I changed companies.https://twitter.com/kf/status/1081791425577021440 …
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Replying to @sarahmei
In over 30 years, I think I may have gotten a promotion once. Some companies even made getting a promotion pointless: Earthlink had a cap on raises that blocked getting paid at the salary level of the new position.
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Replying to @joshsusser @sarahmei
I’m starting to wonder if this is just a thing that doesn’t ever happen in this industry
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I've seen so many men I work with fast tracked to senior and principal while my managers tell me I'm doing well. Always wonder what the difference between our 1:1 meetings are.
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It's always a black box so I don't know about colleagues. It always feels futile because I know my company doesn't pay competitively (still happy to work there). I'm more interested in thoughtful colleagues, not-immoral business model, & growth opportunities.
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