Of course, because promotion is the only way to get ahead, by taking on more responsibilities and managing other people, god forbid you’d get a raise just for being really good at what you do.
My last company had a cool pathway where you could become a “distinguished engineer” instead of a manager and get the same sort of huge salary and stock options. Unfortunately, my last company also liked to lay off huge swaths of engineers, particular those who were a year away from being eligible to become “distinguished engineers”.
This “promotion as next obvious thing you want” needs to die. I don’t want to go manage people and have told my manager that I’m happy in my current role and I don’t want a promotion.
He was quite happy to know he did not have to worry about that.
I find it interesting how “the promotion” is an end in itself. No context, no details, just “the promotion”. And you didn’t get it! Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Of course, because promotion is the only way to get ahead, by taking on more responsibilities and managing other people, god forbid you’d get a raise just for being really good at what you do.
My last company had a cool pathway where you could become a “distinguished engineer” instead of a manager and get the same sort of huge salary and stock options. Unfortunately, my last company also liked to lay off huge swaths of engineers, particular those who were a year away from being eligible to become “distinguished engineers”.
Find a company that has it. The evil silicon Valley tech bros almost all offer it. Senior, staff, senior staff, principal, distinguished, fellow…
This “promotion as next obvious thing you want” needs to die. I don’t want to go manage people and have told my manager that I’m happy in my current role and I don’t want a promotion. He was quite happy to know he did not have to worry about that.