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Wise words lol
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Unfortunately, yes you have to market yourself to upper management/your manager or else they won't know much about you and your work. If you're not providing reasons/examples of your importance/impact to the company, then your reviews will just follow the company's politics (i.e. only getting good scores when you're at the company a very long time).
In my field of software engineering, a developer will mostly go unnoticed if they are just programming and not making themselves known even though they may be top performers. Upper management will acknowledge the manager who is managing the teams that are producing the results, but they probably won't know much about the developers who are the ones behind the actual work. A developer would have to take leadership roles, perform at a top level, show their impact/performance/expertise, etc to even be considered for a promotion to Senior SWE.
People who know how to talk and kiss-ass will most probably be the ones to be promoted. Sometimes hard work doesn't necessarily speak for itself so you're going to have to start selling yourself out there.
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Well Said! In the same area of thinking, my favorite way to help new to industry folks is to help them find those areas that the can strut their stuff. Something where they can not only do work, but achieve goals they can take to leadership and have them notice it.
Plus, for my own selfish means, helping them find that as a Sr. is part of my role and something I can show myself. In theory and mostly in practice, it's a positive feedback cycle.
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No. Conform.
You’re replaceable. I’d channel that “authentic” energy elsewhere in your life ☮️
I will say I have been outspoken about how I can provide value and that has gotten me ahead. I have never complained about my peers to management. Just continue to market yourself as a game changer. Make management believe they need you to succeed and you will. This is 6 yrs at a big tech company starting right out of college.
Being a differentiator will irritate the peers that don’t do anything. But you will shine believe that.
M1 - your KPIs, budget analysis, ROI. Thinking outside the box to tackle bottlenecks. Being likable and east to work with. In everything you do, create incentive figuratively or literally