so true, tired of uncontrolled career path already, all in all, we are born to experience the whole life but not only to study to work hour after hour😶🌫
3 weeks ago | 4
I wouldn't recommend tech as a career unless you graduated from MIT with wealthy well connected parents. The same amount of effort for any other profession will provide better long term stability and opportunities.
3 weeks ago | 6
you forgot on the reality one, at any point in the ladder flip a coin. If you get heads you can move on, if you land tails you fail and your career ends there.
3 weeks ago | 5
It's been 10 good long years and I might still be fucked on the hope of getting a job
3 weeks ago | 0
Meanwhile, girls be like: I'm looking for a man whose minimum height is 6 feet tall and makes $200,000 straight out of high school.
3 weeks ago | 4
A Life Engineered
Career progression expectations vs. reality:
Expectation:
- Graduate college
- Get entry-level job
- Work hard for 2-3 years
- Get promoted
- Repeat until executive level
- Retire wealthy at 55
Reality:
- Graduate college
- Apply to 200+ jobs
- Get entry-level job
- Company restructures
- Start over at new company
- Industry disrupted by technology
- Learn new skills
- Change careers
- Company acquired by PE
- Start over at new company
- Finally get promoted
- Wonder why you're still not happy
The linear career ladder exists only in career counselor PowerPoints.
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