> I worked 200% for over 15 years in Silicon Valley. You know how many raises I got without changing jobs? Zero. You know how many promotions I got? Zero. You know how many bonuses I got? Zero. You know how much more work I got assigned? A TON
I’m baffled by this based on my 33 years in tech in Silicon Valley and Seattle. I worked at a bigcorp where my salary doubled in 2 years based on recognition from me busting my ass. I worked at another bigcorp where it doubled again. My promo history has been like clockwork (with the exception of 8 years I spent in startup land, where titles and roles were almost nonexistent), and I’ve never once set my goal on getting a promotion. I just work hard. I have spent a lot of my career going above and beyond, and been pleasantly surprised that it gets noticed and rewarded. Am I just the luckiest gen x tech dork alive? (No, I am not, because I passed up an opportunity to interview at google in the late 90’s because I was happy where I was. But I’m still pretty lucky.)
I’m baffled by this based on my 33 years in tech in Silicon Valley and Seattle. I worked at a bigcorp where my salary doubled in 2 years based on recognition from me busting my ass. I worked at another bigcorp where it doubled again. My promo history has been like clockwork (with the exception of 8 years I spent in startup land, where titles and roles were almost nonexistent), and I’ve never once set my goal on getting a promotion. I just work hard. I have spent a lot of my career going above and beyond, and been pleasantly surprised that it gets noticed and rewarded. Am I just the luckiest gen x tech dork alive? (No, I am not, because I passed up an opportunity to interview at google in the late 90’s because I was happy where I was. But I’m still pretty lucky.)