I Don’t Like The Term “IC” Either

from blog Jim Nielsen’s Blog, | ↗ original
I really liked Robin’s piece, “Stop calling yourself an IC”. I still remember the way I felt the first time I heard that term. It was used in a way where its connotations conveyed a kind of laziness via lack of ambition. And I thought, “But wait, I am an individual contributor — and I like it. Is something wrong with me?” Learning this term and...