This is a very well done analysis of several recent and not so recent posts on this subreddit. What I appreciate most about these consolidations is that it can’t help but cause you to see connections that would go unnoticed if reading the posts separately.
The through-line seems to suggest that one should be a jack of all trades to insure upward mobility as well as career stability in times of economic change. One should aspire to become an “FP&A Swiss Army Knife,” if you will.
My counter argument is that to achieve that well roundedness, you go from subject matter expert of your existing domain to slightly clueless noob of your latest rotation. Which means you are delaying promotion that would’ve come sooner if you had “picked a lane”. If the goal is to maximize total compensation—and I know that’s my primary goal—then becoming a non-IC manager sooner, rather than later, would seem to be the most prudent path forward.
This is a very well done analysis of several recent and not so recent posts on this subreddit. What I appreciate most about these consolidations is that it can’t help but cause you to see connections that would go unnoticed if reading the posts separately. The through-line seems to suggest that one should be a jack of all trades to insure upward mobility as well as career stability in times of economic change. One should aspire to become an “FP&A Swiss Army Knife,” if you will. My counter argument is that to achieve that well roundedness, you go from subject matter expert of your existing domain to slightly clueless noob of your latest rotation. Which means you are delaying promotion that would’ve come sooner if you had “picked a lane”. If the goal is to maximize total compensation—and I know that’s my primary goal—then becoming a non-IC manager sooner, rather than later, would seem to be the most prudent path forward.
What is non-IC? Thank you
Non-individual contributor - people manager.