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Re:What does a Principal Software Engineer do? by skeeter2020 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:09PM (#29558730)
>> somehow it never seems to be the case that the ability outstrips the title.

Really? You've never worked with a junior who's punching far above their weight? I've had several on my team and work as hard as I can to get them promoted asap.

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Re:What does a Principal Software Engineer do? by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:23PM (#29558923)
OK, perhaps I should have said "rarely." I've had direct reports who were like that and happily gave them the max rating on Performance Reviews and recommended promotions.

That said, it definitely gets rarer the higher up you go.

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Re:What does a Principal Software Engineer do? by tehjoker on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:27PM (#29558978)
Peter principle
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