Hell of a Tester

  I lately was asked to participate into workshopping in creation of "career paths and titles" in a software development organisation. I have seen a few. Some with a lot of work put to them. And all wrong. Is it them or me? Definitely me. That's because I don’t in general like titles, the way are assigned to people. I think it would be more reasonable to discuss the responsibilities a person has and things they do, periodically. And help everyone pick a title that describes this well. And adjust it whenever they want. Seniority is also a hard concept. Is it about years in field? Or years in life? Or about specific knowledge, or knowledge in general? Or about the successes and mistakes you have been part of? Or on how you treat yourself and other people? Or on how you compare to another random coworker? I don't know, and maybe I don't care. Why other people do, at least because of the money. And the way salary raise is usually tied up to a promotion. For that I hav...