Career changes, managers, promotions, skills, burnout and decisions where the right answer depends on context.
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A place for specific work and career situations rather than generic motivation. Industry, alternatives, finances and long-term goals often change the answer.
Community rules
Context before slogans. Industry, finances, alternatives and goals matter more than generic motivation.
No company doxxing. Anonymize people and organizations when a story could identify them.
Separate experience from rules. What worked in one workplace may not generalize to another.
A possible new job pays noticeably more but adds about 45 minutes each way to my commute, three days a week. That's roughly four and a half extra hours in traffic every week before counting the cost of travel. The work i...
My manager is friendly but career conversations tend to end with things like 'keep doing what you're doing' and 'take more ownership.' I leave with no idea what would actually make me ready for the next level. For the ne...