The more senior you become and the more responsibilities (and more important ones) you take on as…

However, Denisov-Blanch’s methods and criteria have faced considerable criticism. Detractors argue that the 9.5% of so-called “ghost engineers” may not be entirely unproductive. They might be engaged in architecture design, project management, or other tasks that don’t primarily involve coding. Others question whether his metrics are overly simplistic, focusing solely on code commits while ig…
1 in 10 Silicon Valley Engineers Are Ghost Engineer: Earning $300K for Doing Almost Nothing?
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Jan 12, 2025
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The more senior you become and the more responsibilities (and more important ones) you take on as an engineer, you end up committing less and spending more time on those higher level tasks which impact everything immensely.
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