alt Hacker NewsThe biggest problem of a sTaFF eNGInEeR can be solved right away: stop writing about this crap. All of these titles are so meaningless where one organization's staff is another's junior is another's CEO, it doesn't matter because all of the organizational insanity that lead you to your coveted title means jack anywhere else. I should write a big ol' think piece from my perspective as a Senior Staff Distinguished Principal! I will get lots of clicks.
There’s literally no difference between writing about being a staff engineer versus someone writing about being a janitor. Honestly I’d rather read about the janitor, they actually make a measureable difference.
It's pathetic how hard people hold on to titles. What have you -done-? How much have you added to the bottom line?
Eh, it’s valuable advice to a lot of people. Titles are bullshit and all over the place, true, but “how to approach the changing responsibilities that come with growing out of the kind of roles you’re used to” is useful to people regardless of what the role is called.