alt Hacker NewsThis is just not true, people get promoted for delivering impact whether the solution is complex or simple.
The best engineer I know who can work with huge complex systems in a big company usually starts with a complex solution then after he understands what he wants to achieve thinks backwards and reimplements it in the fewest possible lines of code change with the already complex system.
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zadikian • today at 5:38 AM
Was going to say something like this. If you're good at keeping things simple, it will help you deliver impact which can get you promoted.
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There's exception and geniuses to every rule. In general however a simple solution will be much more difficult to argue a promotion around even if you make a ton of impact. You may get a top rating and a slightly larger bonus however not a promotion.
Every large company has a ladder for promotions that includes many words that basically come down to "complex." "Drive a year long initiative" or "multiple teams" or "large complex task with multiple components" are all examples I've seen.