Thoughts on Career

I have always believed that to get to where you want to be in your career, you do not ask.  You work hard for it!  But after years of working here in the US, I realized that this is may not necessarily be the case.

If you work hard enough and yield good results, people will notice you.  Friends will give you a pat in the back and your boss may thank you.  Maybe you'll get a raise or a bonus, but you will hardly get the job that you want unless you ask for it.

I am one of those who normally doesn't ask.  I am one of those who notice people's hard work and reward them if I can, and I expect others to do the same.  I expect people to pay attention and notice how hard I work and I expect them to do the right thing of pushing my career forward and paying me what I deserve.  Sadly, things don't always happen the way we want and maybe that's why I haven't progressed as far as I would have hoped.

I have learned that sometimes, to get to where you want to be in your career you have to first, look for the opportunity, then ask, and then prove your worth!

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Photo above:  The view from my office window.  No, I am not the big boss with the great office view--this is pretty much what you see from almost every corner of our entire office.