bicx

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   by bicx 14y ago

   Reading over that again, I realize 3 years and one promotion is pretty good for some places. At the company I worked for, it was expected to be bumped through early levels rather quickly (or at least so I thought).
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   by bicx 14y ago

   I agree with you. I began my corporate career (explained a few posts below) with the mentality that if I worked hard and worked smart, I would be rewarded. Well, I worked for 3 years, and was only promoted once. That promotion just moved me
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   by bicx 14y ago

   I think as a general rule, I do agree with this. When you don't have mandatory vacation, you start asking yourself the question, "Should I really time off work?" Motivated, hard-working people have a hard time saying "yes" to that question.
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   by bicx 14y ago

   I'm in the same boat here. I worked for a Fortune 500 corporation for the first 3.5 years after college, and for the most part I was just putting in my 8 hours. I enjoy software development, but the atmosphere and mentality at this business
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   by bicx 14y ago

   As others have said, this is a powerful reminder of how close these historic moments are to our current time. We're still human, and we make the same sort of mistakes today. Mistakes that, alone, seem harmless enough, but when combined, lea