The technology career ladder
Lorcan Dempsey,
Mar 14, 2023
I don't believe in the idea of a 'career ladder'. Oh, certainly, it would be nice (and preferable) to earn more money based on increased experience and expertise, but that's different. The traditional 'career ladder' inevitably ends up with people in the 'top rungs' of management being paid the most and having the most power. That's the model explicitly endorsed by this post: "Good leaders will be drawn from across the full range of the library." Now, simple math tells me most people will never get to the top rungs. The concept presupposes some sort of hierarchical model of (library) organization, which I also dislike. All this is justified by the 'special' skills leaders must have, over and above their actual expertise. But I don't see any of this as grounds for granting them status, privilege, wealth or power.
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