> (...) they claim L7 responsibility/compensation ratios for their dept are completely out of wack.
I have to call bullshit on this take. Last time I checked, less than 1% ever make it to L6, let alone L7. because it is extremely competitive.
It takes a very special person with all the stars aligned to even be considered for a L7 position. We're talking about Principal Engineer/Senior Manager.
Claiming they are not promoted to L7 because they don't want to screams of Aesop's the fox and the grapes.
First of all, they were not making this comment in order to justify why they didn't get promoted. They were describing levels in amazon to people that were clueless about it.
You also seem to be inadverdently supporting their point. If it takes "a special person" to be an L7, doesn't it also require "effort" to become that person? The person is simply saying that they are not even making the effort they think is necessary to be considered for an L7 since they think there is too little upside to justify that effort. To support their point they mentioned that another friend we hardly see anymore became an L7, their intense schedule and workload being the reason we don't see them anymore. It seemed pretty believable in that context.
> First of all, they were not making this comment in order to justify why they didn't get promoted.
You claimed they were purposely lounging at L6. I called bullshit on that, and explicitly mentioned Aesop's "The fox and the grapes". It's unbelievable to claim that they are not L7 because they don't want it. You need to outrun everyone in the whole company, and even then you are limited by circumstances and track record.
I have to call bullshit on this take. Last time I checked, less than 1% ever make it to L6, let alone L7. because it is extremely competitive.
It takes a very special person with all the stars aligned to even be considered for a L7 position. We're talking about Principal Engineer/Senior Manager.
Claiming they are not promoted to L7 because they don't want to screams of Aesop's the fox and the grapes.