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No risk, no reward. Internalize that. I heard a story that that before Stan Lee had his success, he was ready to quit. He thought he'd take crazy risks since h
by brutus1213 7y ago
No risk, no reward. Internalize that.
I heard a story that that before Stan Lee had his success, he was ready to quit. He thought he'd take crazy risks since he was on his way out anyways. Well .. I did the same. Took some massive career risk, reach out to execs to show them my work, kept promoting my most impactful (and non-conformative) tech ideas. One of the executives who took me under his wing said I should just act 2-3 levels above my current level. I did it.. ended up getting a series of massive promotions without asking for them. Ended up doing this without leaving my org too.
You seem like a nice big brother/big sister dev. I'd love to have someone like you to work with. I have been there where I supported others and got zero recognition for it. It sucks. Key lesson from me .. no risk, no reward. Best of luck.
- throwaway638 7y agoThanks, this is encouraging. I've been focused on "checking the boxes" for the next level. No reason to artificially limit myself or slow down. I'm going to focus on at least 2 levels up no matter if I stay or leave. That will give me more growth and make sure the right boxes are checked come the next promo review cycle. I never liked working to check boxes but it's a necessary evil of big companies I guess.