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Lessons you learned the hard way?

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    #242
    Widdershins
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    Someone who starves and represses your spirit can never really make you happy in your body either.


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    #243
    Widdershins
    Registered Users Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    Beviaamo wrote: »
    Hopefully your spirit has recovered.

    Thank you, That's a lovely thing to say :)
    It has indeed.


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    #244
    Antares35
    Registered Users Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Antares35


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Never stay in a job more than 4-5 years. Especially at the beginning of your career. It doesn't matter how well you think you are doing. I did 7 once, the last 3 were a complete waste of time.

    Yup this so much. I stayed in a job for almost a decade waiting for an opportunity to develop and it never happened. My salary jumped more moving from that to my current job than it did in the 10 years I was there. I think another related lesson I learned the hard way is that the notion of "working your way up" in one place is not always straight forward. In my last role, I started at more or less entry level, worked really hard and studied part time for 4 years to get the qualifications I have today. But, rather than having these recognised or being promoted to what I was capable of, I always had the label of "Antares the receptionist" or whatever. People put you in a box and their view of you can become entrenched despite your achievements - sometimes the best way to be recognised for your skills and achievements is to start afresh somewhere and almost "reinvent" yourself. I found that quite liberating and my only regret was not doing it sooner!


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