Think (some) single parents with kids, (some) people doing elderly care for their parent(s), people who have decided the work/life tradeoff isn't worth it, etc. Almost every team has at least one person who wants to interact as little as possible and have a decent salary, and in return, turns out quality code and meets expectations to the letter, then logs off.
There is also a very fine line to walk with an employee who wants to get to the next level for salary/prestige/ego, but isn't willing to push themselves or improve, and constant conversations of "hey, if you want level N+1 you need to be more involved in code reviews and be better at meeting your commitments (or estimating those commitments)". It's not fair to try to hold a level N to a level N+1 standard in the name of "career development", and there is a point where it's not worth your (or the employees) time and stress to "pull" them up to the next level.
Yeah, I guess it’s tricky. As a new parent I had essentially told my manager I wanted to put the brakes on career progression for one year, and he was very receptive. So I understand that perspective a bit.
ya. i want maybe 1 more level and then that's it. max stress/responsibility I'm willing to accept.
even that I'm not sure about, if my TC wasn't tanking right now i might not even want that level
Think (some) single parents with kids, (some) people doing elderly care for their parent(s), people who have decided the work/life tradeoff isn't worth it, etc. Almost every team has at least one person who wants to interact as little as possible and have a decent salary, and in return, turns out quality code and meets expectations to the letter, then logs off.
There is also a very fine line to walk with an employee who wants to get to the next level for salary/prestige/ego, but isn't willing to push themselves or improve, and constant conversations of "hey, if you want level N+1 you need to be more involved in code reviews and be better at meeting your commitments (or estimating those commitments)". It's not fair to try to hold a level N to a level N+1 standard in the name of "career development", and there is a point where it's not worth your (or the employees) time and stress to "pull" them up to the next level.