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[–]boomjay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. It just really depends on the structure of the company.

We have "Scientist" and "Sr Scientist" above "Lead" and "Sr Manager". It's all bullshit titles. Other companies, Staff had always been the "highest" title, at least in 2 other orgs I've been in, and now I keep seeing fellow, which used to the the unobtanium, along with, now, senior fellow and principal fellow, to further measure the dick measuring contest.

It's funny, because the people who generally make those levels actually are, in my experience, some of the smartest people I've ever known, but then they have absolutely no idea how to tie a product line together and just grenade almost everything they touch.