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Are you a star? If not, then you have very little leverage in negotiating compensation. That is true across professions: Rock Star, Sports Star, Sales Star, Sur
by intrasight 10y ago
Are you a star? If not, then you have very little leverage in negotiating compensation. That is true across professions: Rock Star, Sports Star, Sales Star, Surgical Star, you name it. Next ask if stars are made or born. If born, then you're out of luck again - until you are reincarnate. If made, then learn from how others made themselves stars. Like many things in life, it helps to start young, and it often comes down to luck.
If your plan is not to achieve fame and fortune via stardom, then pursue it through more accessible means like being a doctor or lawyer or banker or businessperson. Being an engineer or scientist can be a stepping-stone, but if you stay on that stone then there is a slim chance of achieving star power.
- Tideflat 10y agoNot all markets are superstar markets. Some places the 100th best worker is about just as good as the best worker, like for janitors.
- intrasight 10y agoFirst, I beg to differ your "like for janitors" statement. In almost every profession there is a large difference between the top performers and the average. But your statement "Not all markets are superstar markets" is exactly the point of my post - engineering is not a superstar market, and hence engineers will never have much compensation leverage.