Re:What I Learnt Becoming a Tech Lead
by MattGaiser on Saturday September 18, 2021 @09:56AM
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> all of this advice is tailored towards crazy people at crazy companies.
Given high turnover, that is probably most people though.
Re:What I Learnt Becoming a Tech Lead
by goldenchrome on Saturday September 18, 2021 @08:26PM
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If you’re in high tech (FAANG) the salaries have been going up so quickly year by year since 2000 that staying in one company for more than a few years is often irrational if you’re trying to maximize salary. Companies will gladly pay you an extra 50-100k a year just to steal you from a FAANG.
Your points make total sense though. Companies lose out by not having employees who have built up institutional knowledge, but in today’s market most of the people who companies want the most are likely to leave for greener pastures in 2 years.
Re:What I Learnt Becoming a Tech Lead
by frank_bin on Saturday September 18, 2021 @12:41PM
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The thing is: not everyone wants to be a “leader”, and rejecting a promotion is basically saying “goodbye” to be company that is offering you the promotion. I was in this exact same situation: I ended up quitting because I’m not a “leader”.
1. You have an employee who has been with the company for years and thus has lots of hard won experience and knowledge about the particulars of your company
2. They have already been groomed for and shown potential to perform well in a lead role
3. You promote them to lead and pay them what they are worth, knowing that paying market wage is better than taking a gamble on a new hire and paying them market wage anyways.
its worrying that this kind of weird political shit always ends up highly voted in comment threads, because it colors your expectations. work for good, trustworthy, competent people, forget about this meta scheming bullshit and focus on doing your job well.