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I had a similar experience working with a company not quite as famous as Sun. The most important thing an engineer can do is recognize that "manager" and "pers
by dvanduzer 12y ago
I had a similar experience working with a company not quite as famous as Sun.
The most important thing an engineer can do is recognize that "manager" and "person who influences/guides your career" are not the same thing at all. The best managers are usually good mentors, but conversely bad mentors are not necessarily bad managers.
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- Domenic_S 12y agoThat is totally false, as far as your career within a company goes. Your manager holds the reigns to your career trajectory 99% of the time. The other 1% of the time someone else with more power takes you on as their pet project. What this means practically is that you are limited by your manager's skills, reputation, and ambition. Obviously other people can influence your (bigger, life-long) career, but as far as one company goes, this is the truth. This concept is explored wonderfully in "Corporate Confidential: 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know". http://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Confidential-Secrets-Company-Know/dp/0312337361 http://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Confidential-Secrets-Company...
- dvanduzer 12y agoI don't really understand your notion of "career within a company" unless you think getting a promotion every three years is standard fare? I'm not willing to read that book to find out.