From humble beginnings at an MSP, I've adventured through life as a sysadmin, into an engineer, and finally landed as a developer focused on fixing problems with automation.
I feel like a lot of the things you point out are why people hop between companies instead of trying to pursue promotions in a role. It's certainly easier than ascertaining the conditions of promotion that may change on a whim after you've just learned how to succeed.
Yeah, definitely. Promotions, especially ones that come with people reporting to you, are inevitable forays into the thick of decision-making, and thus office politics. Hopping around is a way to simultaneously avoid becoming too embroiled in that while not burning out from lack of autonomy.
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I feel like a lot of the things you point out are why people hop between companies instead of trying to pursue promotions in a role. It's certainly easier than ascertaining the conditions of promotion that may change on a whim after you've just learned how to succeed.
Yeah, definitely. Promotions, especially ones that come with people reporting to you, are inevitable forays into the thick of decision-making, and thus office politics. Hopping around is a way to simultaneously avoid becoming too embroiled in that while not burning out from lack of autonomy.