Re:Things I wish someone told me about getting a promotion
by eyelidlessness on Thursday May 13, 2021 @08:16PM
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> That list didn’t have “don’t be a dick”, so not sure what you’re talking about.
What I’m talking about is that these two pieces of advice effectively include being a dick, and that being a dick undermines several of the others.
> You can be collaborative and still ensure your own work gets its due credit.
Of course. And you can ensure your work gets credit while crediting others, and while pulling additional weight to support others. I’m saying this from experience helping numerous teammates—especially mentees—advance their careers, and having been helped in my own career advancement by those same teammates because they were happy to share how I’d helped them. Even behind my back, per the list of advice.
I’m saying that there are plenty of ways to both advance your own career and champion/help your colleagues at the same time. And that treating those goals as a conflict is a great way to lose the conflict you create.
What I’m talking about is that these two pieces of advice effectively include being a dick, and that being a dick undermines several of the others.
> You can be collaborative and still ensure your own work gets its due credit.
Of course. And you can ensure your work gets credit while crediting others, and while pulling additional weight to support others. I’m saying this from experience helping numerous teammates—especially mentees—advance their careers, and having been helped in my own career advancement by those same teammates because they were happy to share how I’d helped them. Even behind my back, per the list of advice.
I’m saying that there are plenty of ways to both advance your own career and champion/help your colleagues at the same time. And that treating those goals as a conflict is a great way to lose the conflict you create.