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Hi everyone, I am 4.9 years experienced , I joined Fractal 3 months ago as a data engineer, but still haven't got any project. Process is so slow that I have received only 4 to 5 project calls. I switched in hopes that will learn the new tech and tools. But now i am starting to forget even the one i knew. Should i go for change or wait a little more time as fractal is reputed in AI/ML? I have interview lined up with Impetus as for now. Would it be better choice?
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Get outside of your comfort zone every single time. Every time you are presented with an opportunity to do something you have never done before, take it. You will feel unprepared and may even experience the impostor syndrome for a while, but just keep pushing. I have found that in those opportunities is where you find real growth and life changing situations, even if you fail, the lessons in there will put you ahead of the rest. I will feel horrible at times (especially when you are a top performer) when you feel you are not there yet, you will feel defeated some other times and so on. But at the end is always worth it.
Some random observations over the years:
- Don’t mistake niceness for competence - the nicest manager I had was a wonderful human being with whom I am still friends. He was also the worst/weakest leader I ever worked for. It took me a long time to realize that.
- It’s not enough to perform well, you need to be able to play to other people’s’ egos and be non-threatening in order to rise in most organizations - especially if you are good at what you do. Meritocracy starts to fade as you rise up the ranks.
- We are all faking it at some level. The hallmark of competency is not necessarily knowing everything, but being able to solve problems with what you know and seeking help with what you don’t.
- Sense of humor : the ability to smile or laugh at something has opened way more doors for me than all the knowledge in my head. The best response to a joke is a laugh or smile - not an attempt to outwit the person who tried to lighten you up.
- Be careful whose advice you listen to. Stay away from those who diss rigor and hard work. There is no other way to be successful - for most of us at least.
Can you expand on how to be non-threatening and maybe give some examples?
Trust people just a little less than you’re inclined to.
Always open the attachment before hitting "send"
Be a kind human first and a businessperson second. Most start out thinking they need to prove that they can be a ruthless business first type person. The fact is you can’t succeed anywhere without a team of people around you that want to see you succeed. Cultivating those relationships will pay off a thousand fold throughout your career
D20 I have seen people doing the opposite of this succeed quickly.
Please confirm this advice had a profound impact on your career and share and example.
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Trust no one.
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Some good points in here shared by others. One thing I’ve learned the hard way is, always try to embrace a change within your firm or your team. Fighting against it, or being seen as negative against it, is a losing proposition 10/10 times- literally nothing to gain. Meanwhile, if you act as an advocate of the change, you get a huge lift for your personal brand and these things aren’t forgotten at promo and raise discussions
"The company will work you as hard as you let them"
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Don't trust HR. They work in the interest of management and want to mitigate legal risk. Rarely are they employee advocates, neither on an individual nor collective level. Former HR VP in indutry here.
Be prudent behind scenes but act with confidence (at times conviction) when you’ve mapped out your strategy/decision/opinion.
Simple but has been key... “Everything starts with doing really good work”
"If you don't take yourself seriously, then no one else will take you seriously."
Accept politics at work. Network. Find sponsors inside and outside. And don't forget to continue expanding the network.
As a junior practitioner. Be right, and be short. As Technology practitioners It can be easy to escalate information that is considered unneccesary,and that makes it harder for your leaders to know what is important. Be right is important because your leaders WANT to be able to trust you, they have enough on their plate to where they have no interest micromanaging you.
D18 yes, tech people can be absurd with their desire to show how smart they are - throwing minutia around. They have to give looong highly technical explanations to simple questions and it is a pain in the ass.
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Make sure you have your FU money.
"Bloom where you're planted" you don't always get to pick your team or your project, but you can choose to be your best. Do the best you can and set those up around you to be able to do the same.
Continuously upgrade yourself
Try new things whenever you have the chance
Failure is not an option ~Gene Kranz
I have leaned on this my entire career and it has helped me to keep pressing forward in good times as well as bad times!
I guess that my analog to this is the only way to become an expert at some thing is to make every mistake along the way.
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My simple advice is to stick to your real advocates who see their success in your success and avoid the fake ones that are perfunctory and superficial. Also, don't work for a-holes.
Praise in public, feedback in private.
I agree with BCG1 above, stay away from people who are always trying to outsmart you. Their approach is very different. I have seen that played out in a few offices in the firm more than others.
Thank you!
“Stay away from people who are always trying to outsmart you.”
Be so useful your absence is noted.
When dealing with senior mgmt always:
Be bright, be brief, be gone.