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M̴̛̫̀ã̴̩̙̲͖̖l̴͓̪̮̈́̎p̸͔̘̹̲̘͇͒̽̌̓͗͠e̵̮̙̜̜̝͑̐̕ͅȑ̷͙̰͙̞̐͜͝͠͝c̶̢̱̹̻̚͜í̶̡̝̀̅̽̏ŏ̴̩͓̈̀̂

maybe it’s the wrong thing to say but like, man, staff engineer was a title handed to me. but I’m already past “making enough to be comfortable”. i was as senior. i don’t desire to make work _more_ of my life. so like, telling me i’m super great in some areas, but im not “staff enough”? 1/

7/7/26, 9:11 pm0 reposts1 like

M̴̛̫̀ã̴̩̙̲͖̖l̴͓̪̮̈́̎p̸͔̘̹̲̘͇͒̽̌̓͗͠e̵̮̙̜̜̝͑̐̕ͅȑ̷͙̰͙̞̐͜͝͠͝c̶̢̱̹̻̚͜í̶̡̝̀̅̽̏ŏ̴̩͓̈̀̂

@malpercio.dev

7 July

well, i care about that in that it might mean i stop getting paid. the things i’m already doing that my partners and team really appreciate me for, that i like doing? the stuff that is so important that you realized i was load-bearing and couldn’t lay me off? that’s what i want to do. 2/

M̴̛̫̀ã̴̩̙̲͖̖l̴͓̪̮̈́̎p̸͔̘̹̲̘͇͒̽̌̓͗͠e̵̮̙̜̜̝͑̐̕ͅȑ̷͙̰͙̞̐͜͝͠͝c̶̢̱̹̻̚͜í̶̡̝̀̅̽̏ŏ̴̩͓̈̀̂

@malpercio.dev

7 July

if that doesn’t mean i’m “staff”, that’s fine. i don’t desire to bend over backwards to meet whatever my manager this year wants “staff” do be. i just wanna get shit done and be happy. 3/

M̴̛̫̀ã̴̩̙̲͖̖l̴͓̪̮̈́̎p̸͔̘̹̲̘͇͒̽̌̓͗͠e̵̮̙̜̜̝͑̐̕ͅȑ̷͙̰͙̞̐͜͝͠͝c̶̢̱̹̻̚͜í̶̡̝̀̅̽̏ŏ̴̩͓̈̀̂

@malpercio.dev

7 July

so imma fuck off and find something else /especially/ if you are going to laugh at my earnest/honest requests that would help me meet your bar. fin/

Tom

@moll.dev

7 July

I really feel this, I really can't be bothered to pad out my promo packet with random bullshit. If I wanted to get a principal title, I'd just leave and re-interview instead of negotiating for a higher comp every year

M̴̛̫̀ã̴̩̙̲͖̖l̴͓̪̮̈́̎p̸͔̘̹̲̘͇͒̽̌̓͗͠e̵̮̙̜̜̝͑̐̕ͅȑ̷͙̰͙̞̐͜͝͠͝c̶̢̱̹̻̚͜í̶̡̝̀̅̽̏ŏ̴̩͓̈̀̂

@malpercio.dev

7 July

it’s just so frustrating. and fucked up that i’ve baked “performing well at my job” into “is a happy and productive person”. i just feel trapped. maybe i am a decent staff engineer. but i’m afraid to apply for them now. i worry that i’d get looked at funny/rejected applying for “lower” positions. :/