Re:On Being a Principal Engineer
by jedberg on Sunday February 10, 2019 @04:33PM
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Are you sure he wasn’t making twice as much because he brought more value? There is no reason that your report shouldn’t make more than you. In fact I’d love to manage a team where everyone makes more than me. That would be amazing!
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What I meant to say by "just producing code" was that he wasn't having much of an impact on people around him. He was producing a regular amount of good code. He just had been there forever.
I agree completely that there's nothing wrong with managers making less money than people they're managing. The only reason I mentioned that he reported to me is because that's the only way I became aware of his salary.