That and the new Jordan smiley. Like was there a poll for it? Just came out nowhere.
Side note: Company and even team culture is really important for career advancement. Here's a scenario I just saw play out.
A dude that sits next to me on our Corp Dev team recently got a promotion. From Senior Analyst to Program Manager. No increase in salary or responsibilities. Purely semantics, especially considering he was promoted from Analyst to Senior Analyst maybe 8 months ago and then the PM role like 5 months following. So 2 promotions in ~2.5 yrs.
He essentially told his Manager, "Look, I'm tryna get to a top ranked B-School in the next year and since I'm not working at target/feeder company so to speak (Amazons, BoA, Googles, McKinseys etc) I need to ensure my resume looks competitive on as far as career advancement".
Manager was like yep, let's make sure we get you working on the right projects to get you where you want.
Meanwhile I tell my manager in good faith I'm tryna go to Finance within the company to stretch my skill set and this dude goes tattling to HR and they block the move
Same company, different cultures.
. I didn't expect one to pop up so soon. I'm not telling my coworkers though this time because them fools shamelessly put that battery in my back, and I foolishly let them 
. Back to the original plan of seeing if it's still available after a month. I worked out the numbers and feel better about making a down payment now, plus I know my max before it starts to eat into my base saving.
It’s a major milestone for me and a goal I’ve had since FOREVER...At least a decade.
. Nah, I'm trying to position myself right if I leave my current company but work on the same general technology. What I see my colleagues going doesn't seem transferable and I know I'm going to be doomed to that same fate if I'm not careful.
