| AmberCadabra | asks | What do you know now in your career that you wish you'd known when you started? |
Jun 27, 2008 -
12:19AM
| AmberCadabra | asks | What do you know now in your career that you wish you'd known when you started? |
| Boomerette | doesn't really have a "career" yet, but wishes I'd known what I do about life in general when I was younger. |
| 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. |
| AmberCadabra | KDFrawg that's a pretty profound ability: to know what you like and stay there |
| KDFrawg❤ | says | I don't know about profound, but it kept me from going completely nutso.  |
| AmberCadabra | lots of people chase the promotion and title, and lose touch with what they're really good at or love to do |
| 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. |
| ThoughtWrong | says | Be Agressive, its the only way to get anything accomplished |
| AmberCadabra | so where's the line between ambitious and obnoxious? |
| DebInAustin | 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 |
| DebInAustin | says | inside |
| KDFrawg❤ | says | That is a line that too many people cross early in their careers, and pay for for a while. |
| AmberCadabra | Deb, I think that's great advice. When you're starting out, it can be tempting to compromise |
| KDFrawg❤ | says | DebInDenver is right. I knew I should not take the upper mgmt job, but I did. And I regretted it. |
| AmberCadabra | I turned down an opportunity last year that seemed too "risky" at the time, and now I really regret it. |
| AmberCadabra | I knew I should have just taken a leap of faith. |
| DebInAustin | 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 $$$" |
| DebInAustin | says | you get the idea. |
| KDFrawg❤ | says | I love to work with people. I love to lead people. But I missed the hands on. I should have known that. |
| KDFrawg❤ | says | For me, the counter was something like a normal workday. But yes, there's always something. |
| 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 |
| Jane Chin | has | learned that I may actually enjoy the periods in between careers (transitions) than the actual careers themselves. |
| Jane Chin | says | (P.S. this marvelous thread is going into Plurkaholics Plurk Philosoplurks category!) |
| 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. |
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