What's the worst advice you received early in your career?

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Lol I feel this on so many levels. Worst advice I got is that you should stay loyal to one company. I should've left other places previously when I had the chance.

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Loyalty is bad advice. Play the game the way Corporate American clearly designed it to be played. Bounce and make more money at a higher title.

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First boss told me that money isn’t the most important thing… focus on the opportunity. I now make $80k more than he/that agency was paying me.

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