Corporate Culture and Career Advancement
19 min
Grade Inflation: Why Everyone in Kazakhstan is a Senior, but No One Knows Architecture
In Kazakhstan, there's an epidemic: everyone is a senior by the age of 25. LinkedIn is filled with titles, resumes shine, yet in interviews, a person can't explain why they chose PostgreSQL. "Well, it's the industry standard." The problem isn't with the people. The problem lies in a system where grades have become a bargaining tool for salary, rather than a reflection of real competencies.