polling to see what most of us think we are. i for one think that there are much better engineers than me where i work, but i also feel that i have far better soft skills and can market myself well. do you guys/gals think youre worth .5M/yr? i have a sense that most of us are average (well duh by definition). but all i see is “i just got 5 offers dont know which halp!” post.
I am alpha.
I’ll be your beta, lemme get a referral
10x /s
Oh God I'm terrible 🤣🤣🤣. I am 100% a future pip.
The Peter-Principle is real. I was hot shit and kept getting promotions until now I’m just average for my title. I feel I’ve plateaued and just don’t have the time/energy/fucks to strive for then next level. I work hard and always turn in my best work but it’s not making me stand out anymore. Thing is, companies need schlubs who work hard and don’t always have their eye on the next promotion. They form the backbone of a large organization and help enable the stars. So I’m okay with it. At least that’s what I tell myself :D
There are plenty of engineers better than me but I'm always surprised how many incompetent engineers there are too. If you can work hard and have a decent level of competence you'll be surprised how far you can get.
Voted I work hard but honestly no is better for me
Yeah fair, I’m an honestly no and I think I work my ass off. Insufficient polling my b