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From: cml@tove.cs.umd.edu (Christopher Lott)
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Subject: Re: Not engineers
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Date: 18 Apr 91 13:19:23 GMT
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In article <Js1k11w163w@shark.cs.fau.edu> theo.bbs@shark.cs.fau.edu (Theo Heavey) writes:
>Still worse is the fact that very rarely may a techie type flourish
>in the tech area. To clarify, a good techie (ie. programmer) can only
>go so far before maxing out the salary range. To move up (the standard
>American dream) to a higher level of income the techie must move into
>"management" 


If I remember correctly from my brief time at IBM, they have a dual
career track.  Good technical people can become senior then more senior
(forgot the catchy titles) tech people without assuming managerial duties.
I assume (but don't know) that the salaries were comparable.  Anyone else
out there work for a place with this dual track?  Is this common?

chris...
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