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Re:Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?
on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:27AM (#27570956)
What if there are no promotions to be had? My longest tenure at any one company was 8 years and I never got promoted because it was all remote and I was technically an independent contractor. No one got promoted.
Re:Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?
on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:05AM (#27570732)
You also don't know who your boss knows or who you'll run into again. Burning bridges is satisfying but I'm sure I was turned down for at least one job based on the circumstances under which I left. Even though it was all supposed to be confidential.
Re:Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?
on Sunday June 20, 2021 @10:59AM (#27570668)
I once worked for a startup where the founders had a very obvious bias towards hiring people with a certain skin colour. My mistake was mentioning it to HR. I was accused of racism, demoted, and forced to take cultural sensitivity training. That was the day I learned you can't trust HR no matter how friendly they are in person.