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?

  • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
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    For better or worse, social skills are as important as actual tech skills. This is scary for nerds whose brains can’t socialize properly. I’ve seen mediocre-skilled “leaders” lord it over better workers using sophisticated bullying and manipulation.

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      As important if you want to get higher positions and partially also for more money. But if you “just” want to do stuff you like it is fine.