[SirHound]

That’s because “impact” is generally code for making other people rich.

If you’re in a small enough company for your impact to matter, chances are your stock options are still chips, which you might never get to cash in.

If the company is post IPO then chances are your impact will never move the needle materially for yourself.

Income is really the only thing that matters. When you do the same job and aren’t getting inflationary bumps then there’s a serious issue.

[zooweemama]

> “impact” is generally code for making other people rich

I love this and am going to reuse it!

[sabellito]

I don't understand the shallow cynicism. Isn't everything we do at a company in order to make the owner and shareholders richer?

[bdndndndbve]

There's nothing shallow about it. Companies don't make "levelling up" worthwhile unless you have your ego invested in your title in an unhealthy way. If you hang out at senior+/staff level you can just plug away until retirement.

[jameshart]

Wait a minute… are you telling me the company isn’t just paying me to code because they believe in sponsoring the creation of technological beauty?

[jerrygenser]

In capitalism, that's how it's designed, yes. Everything else is "religion" to distract from this fact.