Tips for advancing your career mostly in corporate or office environments

CopiousX

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All kinds of c00nery and bafoonery going on in here :scust:
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I suppose in OP's defense, he never said it was a white office or white corporation. :pachaha:


I agree that pretty much everything he mentioned is time wasting at a white corporate office, but If you were in major firm in st louis or atlanta or Raleigh, his list is pretty applicable . These are offices where your competition for a position is other black people, and your boss is also black. The differentiating factor at this point is sociability.


I find that with white corporations if you want a higher corporate position, it's better to leave and go to a smaller company(which values your experience at the larger company) to get the higher position as a new hire. After a few years at the small company, you can lateral back to your old company as a rehire once you have documented experience in the role that you were trying to be promoted to. This method side steps all the azz kissing of white coworkers and directors who are always going to pick their fellow white friends anyway.
 

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1. Play the game.

I used to think just keeping your head down and focusing on the work was the way to go. No! You can be the smartest, hardest worker…They often aren’t the ones promoted…they’re usually pigeonholed or laid off. The ones who play the game move Up and move on

-go to the social events - Waste of time
-build relationships - Only with the right people
-self promote - Nobody likes a bragger
-be visible- turn your camera on especially if others’ are on. - I only know one VP who does
-meet your co workers especially if they have influence/power - Nobody likes a kiss ass
-speak up in every meeting even if you’re only saying. “that’s a great point, Tom” - DO NOT DO THAT
-volunteer for presentations - DO NOT DO THIS
-prepare for who is going to be in the room - DO THIS
-never go to lunch alone - BETA BABBLE
-have one on ones especially if they’re stakeholders and have power/influence/connections - DO THIS, BUT DONT FORCE IT
-your presentation matters - YES IT DOES
-lose weight if u plus sized - YES FAT PEOPLE ARE DISGUSTING
-speak confidently and with conviction not wish washy - YES, BE SUCCINCT
-network relentlessly - WASTE OF TIME, FOCUS ON QUALITY NOT QUANTITY
 

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Don't sit in an unhappy work situation as that's time wasted on your career and dreams/aspirations.

Don't be afraid to speak up or look elsewhere if you aren't happy in your current situation as the only person that's going to look for you is you.

You had a life before your current career and you’ll have one after.
The last part is especially true.
 

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I suppose in OP's defense, he never said it was a white office or white corporation. :pachaha:


I agree that pretty much everything he mentioned is time wasting at a white corporate office, but If you were in major firm in st louis or atlanta or Raleigh, his list is pretty applicable . These are offices where your competition for a position is other black people, and your boss is also black. The differentiating factor at this point is sociability.


I find that with white corporations if you want a higher corporate position, it's better to leave and go to a smaller company(which values your experience at the larger company) to get the higher position as a new hire. After a few years at the small company, you can lateral back to your old company as a rehire once you have documented experience in the role that you were trying to be promoted to. This method side steps all the azz kissing of white coworkers and directors who are always going to pick their fellow white friends anyway.
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I feel conflicted because a “bothsider” made this thread….:patrice: Lol



But I concur. :ehh:


You gotta be social with the right ppl though. There are social gathers all the time with our practice; I only attend the ones with the ppl capable of giving me a promotion or raise :skip:

It’s been working for me so far lmao



If you gotta waste your personal time on that shyt be smart about it. :ufdup:
 

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fukk all that. Pick a career that has a really high floor. So that way you can be a software engineer making 200k+ a year "stuck" in a mid level role and all you really gotta concern yourself with is getting your work done and being polite (which is something you should be doing anyway). Cry about less talented people who are clearly better schmoozers than you moving up like this

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