Mitchell Hashimoto takes on a new individual contributor role at HashiCorp
I really dislike the term "individual contributor".<p>I know it's an industry standard term for anyone who doesn't have direct reports, but it feels very inaccurate to me.<p>Just because an engineer doesn't have direct reports doesn't mean they aren't exhibiting all kinds of leadership behavior that elevates their contributions above the level  of "individual" - teaching, mentoring, strategy work, leading projects.<p>I don't have a good suggestion for an alternative term though.