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> success in the workplace Even that can be so many different things. Measured how - title? Number of underlings? Number of committees? Money?
by foobarian 3y ago
> success in the workplace
Even that can be so many different things. Measured how - title? Number of underlings? Number of committees? Money?
- lazide 3y agoMoney, and interesting problems to work on.
- jvanderbot 3y agoIn my experience there's a few that are critical: Getting the funnest projects Getting reasonable flexibility in hours or days Not being the garbage disposal, meaning you are allowed to work on important, not necessarily urgent things Etc These do require politics and reputation management. But much of it is being reliable and asking for what you want, but doing what you're given. The rest, a non-negligible amount, comes from the active steps listed on GP.
- gcp123 3y agoPower, money, influence.
- gumby 3y agoWhat you consider success is up to you. The criteria you listed may matter to you or they may be other peoples’ criteria of success. Perhaps success for you is “known as important enough that I’m never on the layoff list”. And “get to spend time with my family; can avoid the death march programs”.