If ones job at Tesla is to screw on wing mirrors, how should one go about building a network and developing their reputation? A github page? Speak at conference

If ones job at Tesla is to screw on wing mirrors, how should one go about building a network and developing their reputation? A github page? Speak at conferences maybe? I wish unions were not needed too, then I hear about shitty employers exploiting poor people and I accept that unions are needed.