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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tbh I don't think this is unusual or limited to women. I've been in the industry for 20+ years and I've also only had one or two promotions. The rest was being proactive, changing jobs, managers, that sort of thing. Promotions don't happen in software development it seems :P
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Yeah. It seems pretty standard to hold internal staff to an extremely high bar to reach a title but simultaneously hire total unknown outside candidates into the same title without a second thought ... and then wonder how you could possibly have retention problems.
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I don't want to take away from this message at all, but the only promotion I've had in my 17 years was a relunctant one, to correct a demotion I took when joining a company. Really annoying.
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I don’t think it takes away from the gender disparity angle. I’ve gotten one significant raise in 20 years and both Amy’s were well under market. But as a white male, it’s easier to find employment, negotiate that raise, and be taken seriously. Similar narrative; more privilege.
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