Whatever you're stuck on, I've probably been there.
Short notes on what I learned the hard way, filed by the problem you're facing. First, straight answers to the career questions people ask most. Then notes from the dips, each one saying what happened, how to think about it, and what to do on Monday.
The questions everyone asks. Answered from the side that decides.
Short and practical. Each one takes under five minutes, and more are added every month.
Nobody gets promoted for doing their job well
Seven things that move people up, and the one that holds them backYou want the next title, and you would like to know what actually moves it.
4 min read→Straight answerYour raise was decided before you asked for it
Ask before the budget is set, not afterYou think you're underpaid and don't know how to bring it up.
5 min read→Straight answerNot negotiating your first salary costs you for years
Every future raise is a percentage of where you startYou've got an offer, and you're scared that pushing back will make them take it away.
4 min read→Filed by the problem you're facing.
Notes from the low points on my own line, and what got me through them.
When someone tells you you won't amount to much
A verdict is just a forecastYou've been written off, by a boss, a teacher, or yourself.
4 min read→SetbacksWhen the place you wanted most says no
Keep the goal, change the routeA school, a job or a promotion you were sure about went to someone else.
3 min read→CareerWhen you feel like an imposter
Check the feeling against the evidenceYou've got the role, and part of you is waiting to be found out.
3 min read→The next note, in your inbox
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