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Comment by surajrmal

2 years ago

Most people can get to L7 by mid 40s if not sooner. People who don't progress seem to do it based on choice (want less responsibility, unwilling to change teams to find more opportunities, etc). Careers don't end in people's 30s.

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lightbendover  2 years ago

I’m sorry, but that comment is absurd. MOST people can make it to L7 in their mid 40s? Most people can’t even get in the door at entry-level trying their very hardest, hard-stop-period.

29athrowaway  2 years ago

"Most people"?

So if you start with a population of 100,000 employees at entry level, after a few years "most" of them will end up as L7?

That does not make any sense. Senior is the terminal band for "most".

  • lanstin  2 years ago

    If there is any random variability in promotion guidelines or policies or even process, then the probability of advancing from level N to level N+1 approaches one over time. For many typical corporations, the policies change often enough that you will get promoted quite a bit higher than you intended, assuming of course you do your job, ensure that your work is useful, and get along with people reasonably well.

    • hnfong  2 years ago

      > over time

      Is this the "if you type randomly type stuff you'll write Shakespeare given enough time" thing?

      It might be true (though I doubt it), but the original claim is "by mid 40s". You also need to look at the overall statistics (i.e. percentage of people who made the promotion vs those who haven't), and while the projected ratio based on the previous company growth rates may still support the claim, it's quite clear double digit percentage growth YoY isn't infinitely sustainable...