I’ve seen people call themselves “senior” after 3 years on the job, other become CTOs in the same time, and others still have a senior title after 20(!) years in the industry yet have a fuckton of technical experience.

I’ve heard that they are all just titles and opinions from “if you don’t have the technical skill you can’t call yourself a senior”, to “senior and staff are just a feeling, principal is the actual senior” and “staff? above senior? we call that manager”.

What’s your story? Is there a ladder? Do you feel like you belong on it? Where are you on it? Does it make sense? Did you see major bumps in salary? Did titles count at all?

  • @[email protected]English
    12•9 months ago

    In my short time in an actual tech company, I was baffled at the amount of cockiness. It was a startup though.

    I was easily the most senior person outside of management, yet others got positions in management from the start. I did have management experience and significant success but I lack the ability to sell it.

    When I complained that this isn’t what I signed up for, they pretty much told me to suck it up.

    I‘m rather exceptional at what I do, yet my neural configuration makes me unable to play social games so I decided to not go on and play them. Currently helping my wife in her small company.

    • @[email protected]English
      -3•9 months ago

      I was baffled at the amount of cockiness

      I was easily the most senior person I’m rather exceptional at what I do

      Your “neural configuration” is the reason you weren’t promoted?

      I think you fit right in.