Glue vs technical work is such a hard balance for Staff Engineers. Easy to just focus on technical and ignore leveling up others and moving multiple projects forward.
My observation is many staff+ engineers like the glue work but struggle to show the value. It is possible to showcase and get credit for glue work! Hoping to teach more staff+ engineers about this in my course.
This post has exceeded my expectations.
😄 thank you Rafa! Your comment made my day!
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EM here. This post is so spot on. (Unfortunately… but this is the game)
Thanks for validating the EM POV. Any tips as an EM you'd give your reports?
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Thanks for sharing Ruchi! I loved your posts. Stacked a note for you now. Will continue sharing where I can to help more folks find you!
Glue vs technical work is such a hard balance for Staff Engineers. Easy to just focus on technical and ignore leveling up others and moving multiple projects forward.
My observation is many staff+ engineers like the glue work but struggle to show the value. It is possible to showcase and get credit for glue work! Hoping to teach more staff+ engineers about this in my course.
This was such an insightful read. I think my next evaluation is going in a much different/better direction now that I have these insights
All the best for the next performance review! You got this!