By rwalling
via softwarebyrob.com
Published: Jul 06 2007 / 17:09
The problem is not that developers are promoted, it's that the developers who are promoted are the "big producers," the ones who come through on their projects. These are the same developers who stay late and read software books on the weekend because of their love for programming, which is why they come through on their projects. Promoting someone who loves to write software into a position where they will write little or no software doesn't make a ton of sense.
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bjupton replied ago:
peter principle: everyone is promoted to the level of their incompetence.
herval replied ago:
peter or dilbert? ;)
bjupton replied ago:
Peter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
Predates Dilbert by a generation.
Not everything is a comic, herval.
;)
rwalling replied ago:
The Peter Principle doesn't apply here. This article is not about being incompetent, it's about hating a position, even though you are very good at it.
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