Tech level inflation: 4-YOE kids calling themselves senior, seniors demanding staff in 2 years
enggirlfriend · x · 2026-09-14
An engineer observing multiple companies describes runaway level inflation in tech: kids with 4 years of experience think they're senior, and seniors expect staff promotion within 2 years. The author laments that being staff used to carry real meaning, and dreads workplaces full of twenty-somethings self-titling as staff — a symptom of distorted comp and title systems amid the AI boom.
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