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by tibiahurried 1860 days ago
Job titles are overrated. Often they are not an indication of skills and/or achievements, but rather political ability to networking and managing up in the company.

I have worked with Principals, Architects etc ... they were more an obstacle than facilitators. Most of them, if they were to interview, they wouldn't even be able to get a job as a senior engineer.
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sys_64738 1860 days ago
At that level it's not what you know but who you know. Your ability to interface with the rest of the org and get things done is where you deliver value. If you see senior people as such obstacles then it suggests you've not worked for a larger org or perhaps the obstacle isn't those other people.
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tibiahurried 1858 days ago
hehe I guarantee you I have worked indeed in many large FAANG and not, tech companies. And it is pretty much the same everywhere.

I think when you get at a certain level, people tend to rest and vest, thus producing little to no tangible value for the company. But, since their networking is strong, they keep sticking around.

Large corp => too many "architects" => meetings => ... and nothing gets done.

Ever asked yourself why big corp innovate through acquisition?

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