AmberCadabra asks What do you know now in your career that you wish you'd known when you started?

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  June 27, 2008 at 01:31 Boomerette doesn't really have a "career" yet, but wishes I'd known what I do about life in general when I was younger.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:33 KDFrawg says that I didn't want a career in mgmt. Did tech for a bunch, got shoved into top tech mgmt, hated it, went back to just running projects.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:35 AmberCadabra KDFrawg that's a pretty profound ability: to know what you like and stay there
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:36 KDFrawg says I don't know about profound, but it kept me from going completely nutso.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:37 AmberCadabra lots of people chase the promotion and title, and lose touch with what they're really good at or love to do
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:39 KDFrawg says I totaslly agree. I was uneasy until I hit exec vp / program mgr. That put me over the top. Back to consulting went I.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:39 ThoughtWrong says Be Agressive, its the only way to get anything accomplished
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:40 AmberCadabra so where's the line between ambitious and obnoxious?
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:41 DebInDenver says always be true to yourself- I know it is a cliche, but the times I got in trouble were times when I didn't listen to that little voice
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:41 DebInDenver says inside
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:41 KDFrawg says That is a line that too many people cross early in their careers, and pay for for a while.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:42 AmberCadabra Deb, I think that's great advice. When you're starting out, it can be tempting to compromise
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:43 KDFrawg says DebInDenver is right. I knew I should not take the upper mgmt job, but I did. And I regretted it.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:44 AmberCadabra I turned down an opportunity last year that seemed too "risky" at the time, and now I really regret it.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:45 AmberCadabra I knew I should have just taken a leap of faith.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:45 DebInDenver says there is always something to counter that voice. "They're not as crazy as they seem..." "Well, they were a little unclear, but the $$$"
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:45 DebInDenver says you get the idea.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:47 KDFrawg says I love to work with people. I love to lead people. But I missed the hands on. I should have known that.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:47 KDFrawg says For me, the counter was something like a normal workday. But yes, there's always something.
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  June 27, 2008 at 01:48 AmberCadabra My dad went through the same thing. Was in IT, got to an SVP level, missed getting his hands into the tech stuff and interacting w/the team
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  June 27, 2008 at 03:25 Jane Chin has learned that I may actually enjoy the periods in between careers (transitions) than the actual careers themselves.
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  June 27, 2008 at 03:25 Jane Chin says (P.S. this marvelous thread is going into Plurkaholics Plurk Philosoplurks category!)
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  June 27, 2008 at 03:27 AmberCadabra janechin i enjoyed it so much i didn't go back to the "real" world and finally decided to do my own thing. Never been happier.