Saturday, May 28, 2005
Rank and File
At large companies job titles can be a big deal. For example, being promoted to Distinguished Engineer (DE) is huge. You're like a "made man" (or woman). At companies in the service industry where lots of people do the same job, companies often invent their own titles. This post on Deadprogrammer's Cafe describes some of the weird job titles out there.
I'm reminded of a job title controversy we had at my second start-up. Management wanted to promote an egalitarian approach. Everyone on the development team was given the title "Member of Technical Staff". A year or two after the company started we discovered that some people had quietly been given the title "Senior Member of Technical Staff". So much for equality.
I'm reminded of a job title controversy we had at my second start-up. Management wanted to promote an egalitarian approach. Everyone on the development team was given the title "Member of Technical Staff". A year or two after the company started we discovered that some people had quietly been given the title "Senior Member of Technical Staff". So much for equality.
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