You make two points that I'm interested in hearing more about from DEV.
They seem to be the most common points I hear folks emphasize when talking about their idea of career progression:
increased compensation
"climbing the ladder" (which nearly always seems to translate into "job title progression", but perhaps that's not always accurate and imprecise language is to blame)
What are the People of DEV's reasons for valuing these things to such a degree that they prioritize them over others, like increased responsibility or complexity of challenge?
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In a way I fear "climbing the ladder". I want to be in a place that I can teach and mentor others. I want to be in a place with increased compensation. I want to progress in my career. These things fit the "climbing the ladder" model. What I dont want is to be pulled away from being able to solve really tough technical problems. I think we have a problem in the workforce with this model that as you climb the ladder you start doing less technical. Just because you are great at writing code and building stuff, doesn't mean that you will be great at management, or want to do management. But in todays model that is the most common path to career progression.
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You make two points that I'm interested in hearing more about from DEV.
They seem to be the most common points I hear folks emphasize when talking about their idea of career progression:
What are the People of DEV's reasons for valuing these things to such a degree that they prioritize them over others, like increased responsibility or complexity of challenge?
In a way I fear "climbing the ladder". I want to be in a place that I can teach and mentor others. I want to be in a place with increased compensation. I want to progress in my career. These things fit the "climbing the ladder" model. What I dont want is to be pulled away from being able to solve really tough technical problems. I think we have a problem in the workforce with this model that as you climb the ladder you start doing less technical. Just because you are great at writing code and building stuff, doesn't mean that you will be great at management, or want to do management. But in todays model that is the most common path to career progression.