The Seniority Roller Coaster and Down-Leveling in Tech

Re:The Seniority Roller Coaster and Down-Leveling in Tech by InitialLastName on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:54AM (#28380573)

> Reminds me of American Psycho, where everybody is a damn Vice President (reflective of the time)

My understanding was that this still happens as a way to get around corporate card policies (either from the company or the credit company) that prevent anyone with a lower-than-leadership title from having signature power for purchasing. Want to give someone a corporate card so they can buy their own necessities? Give them a VP title.

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Re:The Seniority Roller Coaster and Down-Leveling in Tech by pram on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @11:03AM (#28380698)

I’m not sure that’s true, I had a company credit card when I worked at Oracle and I was just a grunt sys-admin.

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Re:The Seniority Roller Coaster and Down-Leveling in Tech by pm90 on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @08:44PM (#28387400)

> get around corporate card policies

This isn't true for tech companies (except maybe the antiquated ones). At my current firm, everyone got a corp card on request.

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Re:The Seniority Roller Coaster and Down-Leveling in Tech by bluGill on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:19PM (#28388025)

At my company everyone beyond intern is expected to have one, just in case we get sent on a trip.

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