Connections have an inverse property. The more work is involved in getting them, the less value they actually have. Real Connections (capital-C) that can actua

Connections have an inverse property. The more work is involved in getting them, the less value they actually have. Real Connections (capital-C) that can actually reshape your career are something you're born into. What you work for are connections that make inevitable things happen slightly faster. You get a job (not a great one; just an average one at market salary) 2 weeks quicker if you know a software engineer "on the inside". But make-or-break career-altering connections are something that aren't worked-for; people are either born into that or not.