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@Augfordpdoggie

14 күн бұрын

i love your channel, ballsy honesty. After 25 years as a teacher, can you suggest an easy online job to transfer to? I have been trying for year, to get a remote data entry job, but they all seem to be scams. I dont want to climb the corporate ladder, just a job to pay my bills. Thanks

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

@@Augfordpdoggie I don't offer advice for particular jobs - too much responsibility on me in case you hate it. I do provide a framework for choosing the right fit though.

@Lila-vq7gi

14 күн бұрын

The corporate world is such a "Game of Thrones," thank you for educating us on how to be strategic. Appreciate all the free videos.

@cie-zi

13 күн бұрын

​@@ALifeAfterLayoff Could you please help me? I have been employed by a company for a period of seven months. At the end of this period, my contract was due to end. I don't think I should put this job on my resume, even though it was the only job I had. My "relationship with HR" had soured due to a deterioration in my mental health 2 months prior to my termination. I was under considerable stress at the time because my former colleagues had been promoted. I had stopped communicating with them. This was due to the fact that they were now part of a different team. I brought these circumstances to the attention of my line manager, which had the effect of my being perceived as a complainant. Two weeks before I was to be dismissed, I was informed and told to use all my leave days. I refused and went on sick leave for a month because of my terrible mental health situation. Things got crazy when I was made redundant, but they had to pay me for an extra month. If the references are real, this job shouldn't be on my resume as I will probably get very negative feedback?

@darksideblues135

11 күн бұрын

So, I am currently, and really the market wage is the same, extremely suppressed, way too low, and a promotion would make me work hard for basically the same pay. My company has leads and workers making virtually the same. The pay bands over lap about 80 percent. And, in some cases, entry level works can make more than supervisors. So given that the wages are so low already. And a promotion means a slight, and I mean slight, bump in pay... Why get a promotion? I work multiple jobs and make significantly more than I would ever make even playing the game. I could spend a few years to get a director position, assuming the position becomes available, but even then, I would be luck to get 200,000 a year. But, I don't hang up on money, I look at purchasing power. My first real job I got, it was semi professional, I was making about 3 times minimum wage. Now, with a bachelors of science, I now make, from one job, about 3 times minimum wage. And when I first started, I was making 2 times minimum wage. So, what I really did by changing careers from a semi professional to engineering was move laterally... But actually, I reduced my living standard because now I have school debt. The whole promotion thing is kind of a waste of time. Its more a status thing, but really, who cares in the end. I know my worth and its closer to 500,000 a year then being some directory or general manager somewhere.

Even if you did get promoted, the raise at another job will almost always crush it.

@chuckchan4127

14 күн бұрын

Ding ding ding!

@asadb1990

14 күн бұрын

Not to mention the added workload and higher expectations because of the promotion.

@kevintheman23

14 күн бұрын

Exactly this. If the promotion doesn't include a real raise, then it's not an actual promotion. The true way to get promoted is to change companies.

@BOSSDONMAN

14 күн бұрын

This video sounds like a promotion companies paid for to try to improve productivity and employee retention.

@TheThelonelygnome

14 күн бұрын

True story. I spent 5 years trying to get through to decision makers. I am assertive and try and help others, but was not in the “in crowd”. Initially told my numbers not good enough, then not enough projects, then not a good fit. I left my old job for the same job elsewhere and make 35% more. Bonus - I found out was not me - a decision maker didn’t like me. Also one month after I left they cut jobs from the business unit. Thank god for learning on my own and being a free agent.

I didn't play the game; I thought my hard work, dedication, and record-of-contribution would be all the collateral I needed. Now here I am at 40 making a fraction of market value doing thankless "keep the machine running" work. Don't be like me, kids.

@blahblahblah-uw4uf

14 күн бұрын

I’d rather make money and have less responsibility than trade that for more stress just for a little bit more money. There’s trade-offs with everything. I also want to work fully remote, and companies are forcing more middle managers back into offices. No thanks!

@asadb1990

14 күн бұрын

​@blahblahblah-uw4uf plenty of people like me change jobs for more pay similar level of work. why because people like me have backbone and we defend our work like balance

@jamesbohling4864

14 күн бұрын

I was you. 8 years ago I made a big change with a lot of risk, took charge of my career, and grew.

@sdb1082

14 күн бұрын

Oh you’re at your peak friend. Go dust off that resume.

@loubydal7812

14 күн бұрын

If you have valuable experience and skills, you should better move. Approaching late 40s or 50 years old can be significantly harder to get hired, unless you're one off that companies would fight to hire you. Always keep learning for your career, industry approved trainings or education to be ahead of the competition.

Joke’s on them. I never wanted the promotion anyway. That’s why I’m quitting.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

Lol...but what about the next job?

@snorriivan6365

14 күн бұрын

@@ALifeAfterLayoff Stay the minimum accepted number of years, rinse, repeat, until the moral contract of employment is re-established society wide.

@UberHeroMystic

14 күн бұрын

@@ALifeAfterLayoff i went into financial advisory. I make what i put in. No promotions, hard to get fired. I focus on assets under management.

@ThatJew

14 күн бұрын

You can’t quit! You’re fired!

@cuivre2004

14 күн бұрын

Live for myself and my personal time. I work to live and put in time until I retire. Why get frustrated by people who value things that aren't important to your value set.

Your promotion depends solely on whether human resources and management like you or not. Your hard work and dedication to the company means nothing.

@chuckchan4127

14 күн бұрын

It's not what you know. It's who likes you.

@eq2092

14 күн бұрын

And you are definitely not in control of who decides they like you and who doesn't. For some reason unbeknownst to me the HR Manager who oversaw the entire Engineering Dept decided one day not that he didn't like me. For a year I was Acting Manager of my team with a promise of a promotion within a year. Instead of giving me immediate feedback they blew smoke and gave me excellent performance reviews. Then once they had a replacement picked out I was called into an office told I was a toxic leader and was threatened with disciplinary action if I didn't accept an immediate transfer to program management. I asked for specific feedback as to what I needed to do to improve to include instances where my behavior didn't meet their standards. They had nothing. It took them 3-weeks to invent a justification for what they did. I started an immediate job search found a new job back in my home state and was gone within two months.

@chancepaladin

14 күн бұрын

less than nothing. loyalty replaces any incentive for them to retain you.

@blahblahblah-uw4uf

14 күн бұрын

@@chuckchan4127 not who you know, but who you blow

@jackcarraway4707

14 күн бұрын

@@chuckchan4127 It's not what or who you know, it's who you blow.

No one at your job actually cares about you - they’ll throw you out in a heartbeat . And yet you’re expected to kill yourself all the time & never say boo. The person that gets promoted generally has access to the bosses & gets the credit for everyone else’s work, because they’re somewhat competent at their former job then get vaunted into a boss where they will continue their pattern of taking credit for others’ work & blaming everyone else.

@ryanlangston439

14 күн бұрын

Have a guy at work is like this in his 40s he knows everything to train people but doesn’t want to train them unless they stroke his ego be high school cliche like stands around an bullshits for up to a hr or more but gets on peoples case for not moving fast enough then claims he don’t want to be in a leadership role.. like wtf then stop being a ass wipe oh as for his cliche gang is a guy that’s mid 50s divorced and killed his gf on a motorcycle is on parole cause of it but acts all big and bad brags bout this shit, an there is only like 8 guys in the entire business plus boss/owner who by the way randomly drug tested me an had be do a breathalyzer an guess what I’m not on drugs an don’t drink on the job an passed with flying colors an yet I’m the scapegoat at work for everybody else fuck ups if this place wasn’t ten mins away from home an I wasn’t a single dad I’d left a long while ago

I don’t want promotion just stability. I rather be the little person behind the desk less attention

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

Stability at this point can't be underestimated.

@drunkdonutboy

14 күн бұрын

Good luck with that

@valeriejkelly

14 күн бұрын

I thought my last job was stable until it wasn't. Was there for 8 years before the rug was pulled underneath me.

@Jedimack7

11 күн бұрын

That can also get you negative attention if you're not careful

I'm done worrying about promotions and making work my main priority. I play guitar, hit the gym and watch baseball. I won't be sad about work on my deathbed.

@cikumainone

6 күн бұрын

I feel you...but there is still money on the table for us.

@elizabethclarke4981

2 күн бұрын

That part 💯 not working myself to an early grave. I do what I'm required to do and go home

And that's why I tell people that if you are denied a promotion, look for a new job. That will be the only way that you will be able to be paid more. Companies don't see value in you, but will expect you to train the "promoted" person. Nope!

Three reasons why people don't get promoted- the 3 Ps: 1.Politics (company AND your dem/rep affiliation) 2. personality (introvert/extrovert interaction between you and your boss 3. Psychology (is your boss threatened by you eclipsing him, professionally?).

@c.guibbs1238

14 күн бұрын

Very good summary of things !

@intelliGENeration

10 күн бұрын

Exactly. Every other reason is fluff to cover the REAL reasons.

I'm so fed up with this corporate BS and games

@blahblahblah-uw4uf

14 күн бұрын

Not even worth playing unless you’re a simp.

@ThatJew

14 күн бұрын

Why? You’ve never had a job. Are you gonna sue Welfare? Are you?

@nikw3026

14 күн бұрын

@@ThatJew what kind of comment is this dude 😅😅

@zofiajaneczek184

13 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, these smaller companies like to play them too! It’s too bad the smaller businesses used to be the best to work for and now many are like toxic families you can’t wait to get rid of.

@jackcarraway4707

13 күн бұрын

​@@ThatJewok jewmer

I don't want a promotion. I want to work in the background and be left alone. Instead of moving up the corporate ladder, I'll pick up side gigs whenever convenient and havw the ability to drop them anytime.

@nah6492

14 күн бұрын

That's ok in your 20’s

@basedblueboy8770

14 күн бұрын

@@nah6492 I guess it depends on the person but it works well for me in my mid 30s.

@protocol21able

14 күн бұрын

@@nah6492 That's ok at any time in your career. Not everyone wants to climb the ladder and that's perfectly fine.

@alje311

14 күн бұрын

​@@nah6492 as long as your role pays you well enough to live a comfortable life there isn't a need to get a promotion if you don't want one. Also some people are excellent in their current roles but would make a terrible manager so they rather just do their jobs.

@nah6492

14 күн бұрын

@@protocol21able I will let you tell it

I am totally fine with no promotions at all. Not a Gen Z here, but this thing of career ladder is for Boomers. No matter how hard we try, there is always 'a nephew of a big friend of mine (who is freemason by the way)' that will take the manager role.

@jackcarraway4707

14 күн бұрын

Plus being at the same job for the long run gets old after a while. You just naturally get sick of the people you work with.

@returningwhisper

14 күн бұрын

Gotta love the family members that get titles who have no idea what the business entails.

@chancepaladin

14 күн бұрын

are those 'freemasons' in the room with us now?

@wientzer

14 күн бұрын

Truth if it's ever been spoken....Masonic influences always win over everything else...I retired from Law Enforcement and I saw this happen over and over in my 20+ year career...I refuse to be part of that satanic influence and I got promoted against the odds...My promotion had to do with the sheer need of me far more than being liked or part of the masonic clique.

@DCG437

14 күн бұрын

Yeah the magic apron cult has infected our nation

As an adult, why do we have to act like children and expected to play a game

@blahblahblah-uw4uf

14 күн бұрын

Because executives and management are pathetic children and view everyone as “beneath” them.

@donnajean72

14 күн бұрын

Because life is high school. Forever....

@jackcarraway4707

14 күн бұрын

I was always told to not care what other people think of me.

@jamesbohling4864

14 күн бұрын

​@jackcarraway4707 as was I. In otherwords, it was a lie. Skill may get you a job. Politics gets you promoted

@ZBM-jj1xr

14 күн бұрын

@@jamesbohling4864 Your last two sentences are exactly right. Playing politics can be fun though. People tend to poo poo it as being a dirty game, and it can be for sure, but once you start getting what you want more easily than through the frustrating route of "I'm doing good work, that should be enough", you'll be the happier for it. I was always the one working hard and doing great work and just waiting for others to recognize that and give me what I want: I was always overlooked. Not until I started making the right contacts, communicating in a certain way and making sure the higher ups knew what I needed to continue to do my good work within their company instead of at the competitor, did I start getting everything I wanted. Hell, bosses started bending over backwards to give me stuff.

I’ve always known I don’t get promoted because I have a spine, but my ability to sleep soundly at night vastly outweighs any increased honours coming from a promotion

All due respect F these games. Be a conman , grifter, extrovert ,.manipulate your way to the top , all set. Once I'm not valued after a year or two , I'm out.

@connorlichty8602

2 күн бұрын

loyalty to a company is a myth these days. you're doing yourself a disservice if you dont bounce jobs every 3-4 years

I don't want to be promoted. I used to want to climb the ladder, but that's when I naive. Everyone I see who gets promoted into management is stressed out and gains a bunch of weight. At my job if you get promoted you're expected to work unpaid overtime (salary). My coworkers bring their work laptops on vacation with them and work weekends. No way. I just want to be a housewife who bakes pies and volunteers at the animal shelter, and since that's not possible I just plan on doing my job and not playing the game.

@darksideblues135

11 күн бұрын

But with that promotion you get 5 percent raise... Which is spread out over 24 pay cheques, which kind of seems like nothing in the end... You actually forget you got the raise because your pay cheque barely moves.

Promotions are mostly political and all about ass kissing. I've seen the most toxic, inept, and incompetent people be promoted because they brown nose so well.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

There's a bit more to it than you're laying out here, but you do have to strategically navigate the corporate waters if you want to move forward in a career.

@gefleigh4264

14 күн бұрын

Sir you are correct, if they promote the grafters who does the fundamental grunt work? , I've noticed the same thing over 50 years in the work place (production mostly) it's not about what you know,! it' can be about who you know? But it's mostly about what you know about who you know.

@SGxShadow

12 күн бұрын

That's the truth. It is not about leadership skills or brand. It's about who will play ball with the garbage that the boss or the bosses boss are doing. I wish I was making up what I am about to type... someone told me years ago that they started doing research on the Chicago White Sox. You might ask... did you work for the MLB? No. I worked at a bank. This boss of mine told me they did this... because they knew the boss above her liked the Chicago White Sox and was a season ticket holder. I was so blown away by that fact and knew in that moment I would NEVER get promoted anywhere because I will never care that much about someone other than my family and friends.

@8MunchenBayern8

11 күн бұрын

@@SGxShadow YUP, and that's why the vast majority of managers are terrible to work with because they have no business being in a leadership role but got there through nepotism and doing things like the example you provided.

I kicked total butt at my job, after almost 3 years I asked my boss point blank - "Why haven't I been promoted?" The first answer was "I didn't think you cared about titles" (never mind the increases in pay and bonus). The next answer was "I didn't think you wanted to manage people.", despite my boss being fully-aware that there are many folks up to VP level with no direct reports. Basically, my boss was taking all the credit for my work and cared ZERO about my growth, I think my boss had a very elitist mentality. I made my case though, and I got promoted. Then I got a new boss, and I've recently been promoted again. So it *can* happen, but you have to do work that they cannot do without, and you need to call them out and force their hand sometimes.

@ZBM-jj1xr

14 күн бұрын

Your last sentence is exactly right. You should build positive relationships with the higher ups where they like you and are actively aware of the good work you do. There must also always be a threat of leaving and taking your good work to a competitor in the air, otherwise your worth to the higher ups will be overlooked. The relationships should however be fostered by positivity. They will not promote people that annoy them with negativity. If you have criticisms then always communicate them through solutions, not through problems. Anyway, once you've fostered positive relationships with the right people and they know your good work and there might be a chance that you'll take all of it away to the competitor, then you lay out your needs. "I need growth opportunities to stay happy and need X, Y and Z to achieve that growth".

@AthynVixen

13 күн бұрын

Gosh it's really sad that you don't seem to have had the opportunity to have any kind of conversation with your boss. Do you not have bilats or performance reviews /appraisals?

@anniesshenanigans3815

13 күн бұрын

exactly. I called mine out recently after being denied a transfer. The reply I gave them about the crappy raises, being on probation for a year, being given a 3 out of 5 when they had just finished praising me, and being ready to quit as soon as my contract was up changed their tune.

@Mister_Garibaldi

12 күн бұрын

@@AthynVixen Well actually I had annual reviews and lots of conversations with my manager. All of my reviews were absolutely glowing. It wasn't until after I received a pretty good retention bonus (out of the blue) that I realized perhaps they had no intention of promoting me. The bottom line was my manager was 100% focused on my manager's career ONLY, and didn't consider that any of the rest of the team was busting their butts because they ALSO wanted to move up.

@FAITH2x4x7

8 күн бұрын

@Mister... you say 'you have to do work that they cannot do without...' While this is true in many cases, one can also 'not' get promoted and that is precisely why... because 'they'(the managers) 'need you in that spot' and don't want to let you go...

From my experience, the decision of who to promote was already made way before you actually accomplished anything.

@opa-age

14 күн бұрын

Anyway to elaborate on my own comment...so what managers do is they purposely set people up to be promoted. Ie they give them the cool high visibility projects or put them on good teams. If you are assigned a shit project theres no way you get promoted no matter how hard you try.

I don't WANT to get promoted in a company. Being a manager means mindless obedience to the company executives. Instead, I stay knowledgeable on highly marketable technologies. If an employer won't give me a place to use those technologies, I find an employer who will. Using a mouse for more than 30 minutes annoys me to no end. If I'm not allowed to code, I hit the road!

@bloomlater1168

14 күн бұрын

And which marketable technologies might those be? Asking for self coz I am in a similar situation.

@monterreymxisfun3627

14 күн бұрын

@@bloomlater1168 This is just my opinion, but cloud providers are ripping off their customers. I'm betting on devops and mlops in a manner that doesn't abstract away what's happening under the hood. Be able to deploy on-premise if necessary.

@2kool4ukewlguy77

14 күн бұрын

Unfortunately the salary ceiling for individual contributors is much lower than managerial roles.

@dkoeger

13 күн бұрын

@@bloomlater1168 My two cents on that is tech, it pays well typically. For example AI, project Management, anything with cloud like AWS, Rust and Python seem to be hot too.

@darksideblues135

11 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, if you are really good at your job, you can make more than executives can. At one job, in a six month period, I worked only ten hours, I am not joking. The rest of time was spent waiting for people to do their job so I could move forward. I had one project with a month to get it done. I finished it in four hours. So, instead of sitting around, get some side gigs or other jobs. Massive increase in pay from doing that.

Beware of employers who change your job title every year or two but don't significantly upgrade your job duties. They may be doing it so you think you have been promoted, but you may not have advanced at all

@ZBM-jj1xr

14 күн бұрын

They also do that sometimes to not have to pay you what your owed. In my industry a manager or teamleader gets an extra percentage over their salary for the extra duties. There are companies that will take the duties of a manager/teamleader but call it something else so they don't have to pay that extra percentage.

Just quit my job. Best decision ever.

Not everyone wants to be management. Some prefer to quietly focus on their saving and investing so they have their freedom.😊

@Svemirsky

14 күн бұрын

Yeah good luck with that in the next decade.

@c.guibbs1238

14 күн бұрын

@@SvemirskyIf you think Economy will collapse, no one will escape. Either being a manager or not.

@larkc7677

14 күн бұрын

In my experience, middle managers are the first to go in any corporate downsizing because A) they don’t do anything, and B) they are overpaid for doing nothing. They have to keep people who actually do the work.

Being visible is no guarantee you'll be promoted. I was very visible at my previous job. My boss's boss knew me and liked me. and so did other areas. But because I wasn't part of the select group of favorites I never moved up. I was at a school and my boss hired as his right hand woman one of his favorite students right after graduation. Then a year and a half after I arrived there they had hired a friend of hers as another manager and a year later they had made up an entirely new position for her. Meanwhile there I was, doing a ton of work myself and always being told I was super important but never was given opportunities for advancement.

I got promoted once. It was awful.. much more responsibility with not much more pay. I got burned out, quit, then became an IT contractor. Best decision ever. Zero company politics. Continual at market or better pay. Many varied work sites. No illusion of two way loyalty.

Fully agree. I joined my current company back in 2019 in an entry level position and within a year I was promoted because I asked questions, offered solutions, and spoke up during company meetings. In 2022 got my 2nd promotion due to networking around and landed my dream job. Going forward I may pursue another promotion but I'm comfortable where I am now and just well continue to keep networking. For me what worked was that I became a subject matter expert in whatever role I took so naturally supervisors and managers from other departments took notice during hiring time and hand picked me to apply for the positions I got promoted to. Relationships are more important than ever when it comes to work especially during layoff time.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

Sounds like you're onto something!

@pedromarques9267

14 күн бұрын

For those who are reading this if everyone on your organization does this you need to stand out in another way.

@Augfordpdoggie

14 күн бұрын

im just looking for a remote job, can you hire me please?

@loubydal7812

14 күн бұрын

Good for you, as you tell your company might have an open and innovative philosophy, but quite often other companies are still retro- backwards- old school hierarchies where it's about impossible to get promoted unless you have connections that matter like being "family of..." All companies should be a fair place to grow in your career.

@leahjacob849

14 күн бұрын

People used my work, gets credit and promoted with no experience. That's why I do not believe in Position Titles anymore. There are - that makes you look bad and them getting all the recognition. I had a meeting wherein this lady was recognized but I know she always asked me for help. She is a charismatic talker. But I still believe in Justice. Someday, these people will reap what they sow. Not right away. There is someone watching.

In my last job i became unpromotable as i did the job of 2-3 people and even after almost 3 years of overtime and 2 raises( still good but not enough for lisbon prices) and was rejected for a promotion for bs reasona. I knew a lot of people there but it did not mean nothing at all. After understanding that my quality dipped to the gutter and left soon after. In my new job i saw immediately that a promotion was unachiavable and I simply work to keep it and awaiting the time to leave without having a bad work cv experience. Promotions are a matter of placement,you can be avarage and still get the promotion just because you know someone or be the leo messi of the office and be stuck

@adamd9166

14 күн бұрын

This can be a very real problem. If youre too valuable in a particular role, you aren't going anywhere. You did the right thing. That's basically the only way out.

@mecanuktutorials6476

12 күн бұрын

@@adamd9166even Messi got ousted from Barcelona due to managerial bs. That just goes to show how dumb, egotistical, and self-destructive our bosses are.

Very true. The "work horses" in my agency are only given more work. No one cares who does the mail fast or file things quickly. Theyre branded as "small thinkers" and never get the higher level jobs.

Remember if you work hard and go above and beyond, they will never promote you because there is no incentive to move you up. Never stay loyal to any job always stay hunting. Remember let your 50% be your 100% because management will look at you the hamster.

Introverts are doomed

@staedtler0021

14 күн бұрын

Why you think so

@cuivre2004

14 күн бұрын

And introverts with uncompromising principles are at a severe disadvantage.

@fremontpathfinder8463

14 күн бұрын

Not necessarily

@ZBM-jj1xr

14 күн бұрын

People tend to think that only extraverts get promoted, but this is actually not true at all. I'm a full on introvert and get offered promotions left and right. The thing about introverts is that they're strong in listening and observing, which you can use to your advantage. Yes, you have to get out of your comfort zone a little by making sure you are being seen and heard, but you definitely don't have to act like your extravert colleagues to do it. I take my time during meetings to take in all info, process this and give strong and strategically well placed feedback or advice. Unlike my extravert colleague that keeps talking and talking, I am remembered for giving that one break through comment that will be implemented. Furthermore you do have to play the game, but you can use introvert strategies to do it. People love talking about themselves and introverts are good at listening: ask the right people questions, be pleasant and helpful and you have yourself a network of people that can advocate for you.

@user-cp9yo4jk9b

13 күн бұрын

@@ZBM-jj1xr a lot of people who are 'introverts' largest people who have anxiety depression autism adhd etc

The hardest, most proficient, workers are kept in their roles because productivity might take a hit if employer moves that proficient worker to a different position.

Most jobs promote you with little to no pay raise and only give you more work, promotion means more work in reality.

I finally learned that hard work doesn't pay off. If you work hard, the only thing you will GET IS MORE WORK!!!! In addition, if you prove that you are a great asset in the "production department" particularly with the manual labor .... that is where you will stay.

I never was looking for a promotion - I wanted to do the position I was hired to do and go home, earn a living wage and literally be left alone. Apparently, that was a lot to ask for LOL

@pris_pris

14 күн бұрын

😅😅😅 right

@adamd9166

14 күн бұрын

Its never enough. They always want just a little more from you.

Often times when you're in the workforce your boss may tell you that the "higher ups are coming down hard on us," "we need to start working more with less now" and/or most ridiculously they'll say "we can't afford raises this year" which is usually a blatant lie, because if they really "couldn't afford" raises then why are they still in business? Too big to fail?

@babblesp1367

14 күн бұрын

Meanwhile, it’s a multi million dollar company….

@kayb5550

10 күн бұрын

Heard it all and fell for it.... I was going and loved the company and thought there was potential. My first year I got a small raise and promotion. Made 5k more in a year than starting which wasn't much but felt promising. Then the economy tanked. Layoffs came. I survived it but was then re-org'd to a new dept/boss/better title without a raise. Heard the lucky you still have a job, raises are frozen, make less with more stuff. I took it and said I would like a raise once its available. Took 3 years and no raise - another layoff/reorg to put in my notice. All of a sudden they had money to give me a raise. I took it. They used that to keep me in my title when I was working about 3 jobs in one and deserved the next title. I was told to keep doing the work and train to move up. The raise wasn't worth the work and BS. Finally left for even more $ better job better vaca hours and pension. Still want more money though! 😂 Never enough. Wouldn't leave this job unless it was in same Industry. Stuck here and will try to move up.

Careers seem dead these days. Instead of moving up, move on and/or start a business or side-hustle.

@jackcarraway4707

14 күн бұрын

Brian has a video on why starting a business isn't for everyone.

@alje311

14 күн бұрын

Starting a business can mean kissing work life balance away if you constantly have to tend to it.

@JosephTermine

13 күн бұрын

The career is a myth.

@connorlichty8602

2 күн бұрын

bartending on weekends makes you some nice side money, plus you get to socialize and possbily network if you serve the right kind of people

this video was a tough pill to swallow and is sort of how im feeling right now at my current job. tough thing is, is that i want a career in the industry that i am in and i feel like i am lucky to even have a job in the shitshow of the economy that we are currently in

The best performers start their own companies or end up working for the competition

Your videos are very well done. Just wanted to say keep it up. I think you’re among the best in your niche on KZread.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Another factor that hinders promotion is being remote. Once I started networking and going in occasionally I noticed this improves my brand.

The modern career is dead. I know I'm not getting promoted in my current job, so I made a strategy to become a Principal technical specialist. I don't need my boss's permission.

IT for 20+ years. Took a promotion once, didn't like it, ended up going to another company for my previous role making more money. I average 5 years at companies where I'm hired in as an FTE, and average 6-12 months for contract gigs based on the length of the contract, so I don't think those short runs make me look bad. I don't want to be promoted, I just make sure I'm at or above market value or move on. The only downside I've found to contract gigs is that while they've all provided 401(k)'s, many don't let you start contributing until the 90 day mark, so I have to take that money and spend time investing elsewhere post tax. Eh, whatever on that part, it's worked out so far...

Actually, I used to be concerned about 'not getting a promotion'. But now I like it. I get to skip out on the meetings with all of the bs and make the other people do the hard work. I go to the gym during the middle of the day and I leave early. I'm too close to retiring to bring on any extra stress. Loving life in the almost-retired lane. Longevity sometimes is much more important than promotions and more money/ more stress. They made me see the light after several years of promotion denial. If I really want a promotion, I'll apply. That seems the best way to get a promotion anyway, from my observation.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

Being the best contributor is not a frequent criterion for promotion.

I dont want a promotion, just want more money😂 give it or someone else will

@DarkStar_48

15 сағат бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

If you are too good at your job, or are essential at your post, you won't be promoted, because there is no replacement for you.

Forget about promotions. Promote your self by going to another company. I have given myself more pay raises that way that the company. We had a team mate for review was raised 3% and now he left the company for 30% and better position. THe heavy hitters in my dept got the least amount of raises. All of us are planning on leaving. Currently the company I am at. Gave everyone their raise before the review meeting. Then said "Our hands are tied" Great, people are leaving now.

I've said this before on your other videos regarding this and I'll say it again. All of this is true on it's own in a vacuum. But if your work isn't good then nobody will stand behind you no matter how much they know you because their reputation is on the line for recommending you when you end up being an underperformer. You have to be both a good worker and sociable. I have a friend who I talk to regularly and he has high ambitions. I would never refer or recommend him anywhere and I always make up excuses anytime he hints at or asks me to because he isn't the type to put in the work. I went to them same school with him and we had many classes together. He never did any work on group projects. Do I know him? Yes. Do I think he is a good person? Yes. Do I like hanging out with him? Yes. None of that means I'll ever refer him for a job.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

100% agree. You still have to be reasonably good at your job.

@aaron96244

14 күн бұрын

Have you tried to be direct and honest with your friend? It might be the tough conversation he needs to set him on the right path.

I myself couldn’t care less about being promoted to a supervisory role, I don’t want it for a variety of reasons. I’m happy where I’m at.

Find meaning in people, fulfilling hobbies, or a business. You will never find meaning in working for company that just views you as a necessary liability for core operations on a balance sheet.

Switching companies is the only way to go these days, issue is the strategy has made companies nervous when recruiting and now we have all this Ghosting, which translates to "We are scared you'll go elsewhere if we take you on" - they also want to keep you on low pay. Thus thousands are switching for more cash, benefits etc, in turn makes companies even more nervous so it never ends, unless companies stop these lengthy interview stages.

Last thing I wanted was to get promoted in order to babysit problem employees or impossible projects. Took additional training whenever it was offered. Didn't matter what the topic was. If there was a checkmark to be made, it was potential on my resume. Set your priorities. At best, my job was number three on my must do list. Faith, family, and only then job. Lived within my means, practiced stealth wealth, and retired at 55. The best revenge is living a life worth living.

Loyalty to one company is a thing of the past. You get your experience (takes 1 to 2 years) then roll out. The biggest move is wanting to travel. You have to follow the money.

The bottom line, play office politics if you want to step up the corporate ladder. Make it your mindset to just use your job as a means to achieve your life goals, not another person or organization's goals. At the end of the day, you are replaceable.

Some people get promoted by default such as being incompetent (fucking things up) and they get promoted or by kissing the asses to upper management.

For a long time, promotion was my primary motivation at work - sometimes I was successful, sometimes not. It wasn’t until my 40s that I realised that I didn’t care what I did, it was just about the job title, and the hope that it might help me to define myself.

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@sheltonunrabbe

13 күн бұрын

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@AthensPatao

13 күн бұрын

Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested Ms Christy Fiore.

@BarmerNordling

13 күн бұрын

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@BarmerNordling

13 күн бұрын

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@Omen-id6xg

13 күн бұрын

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The bigger the company the bigger problem this is. I couldn't get promoted at my previous position. I moved to a new organization and became Regional Director for NYC. Where I used to work they are pissed, when they look at my Linked In page.

To be honest, getting "promoted" doesn't mean the same thing anymore. Being "promoted" to leadership and running a department is more of a dead end because you have to deal with the politics, bullshit of excel reports, towing the company line etc. IMO, being "promoted" into doing more hard, hands-on work is beneficial to your career. Looking at the job landscape, manager vs. individual contributor gives you the choice of what makes the most sense for your career and where you're personally at.

Can I keep my red stapler 😂

I don't want a promotion. I'm perfectly happy being a mid-tier, line-worker professional. I make a decent salary, I just want to earn it without crippling levels of work-induced anxiety.

@asadb1990

14 күн бұрын

Same here i just want to keep making more while keeping workload low or about the same.

@connorlichty8602

2 күн бұрын

easy work and good pay is the dream

The number one reason I hit a blocker trying to get someone promoted by far is "they aren't visible". They are visible to me as their manager but having someone outside your department boost you is worth 10x more than anything I say as your manager. That being said it's my job to make sure team members are the out there but they have to be willing. The best people do it on their own and they move up fast.

Yes. I remember the moment I knew they were never going to promote me at a job I was planning to retire in. That's the plan for the government job is to retire. I had no intention of staying in the role though. Took the next level up of civil service testing for the next role up. Passed. Completed another educational requirement to make myself ready. Got a letter saying they weren't counting the test anymore. They "changed their criteria." It was a very chaotic time, but it was good for me to move on. It worked out far better income wise and skill wise for things in the future.

@ALifeAfterLayoff

14 күн бұрын

The old moving of the goalposts.

@douglash2630

14 күн бұрын

That is most definitely the federal government's tactic, constantly moving the goal posts...

Boss is ALWAYS the problem. Their ability at recognizing value or developing by communicating clearly, and motivating staff appropriately… is what’s costing the company everything.

Once i said to the deputy director at a place you dont want to promote me do you and he was shocked and i had said just be honest and say as i certainly am! It was lies when they had claimed they wanted to promote me as their behaviour said differently! Actions show intentions!

Since school I always like games I played against myself, and not against other people. It took me years to realize I wasn't born for this. If you are the same, get all your energy and invest in your own business. Let the players play by themselves and overtake them all in peace.

I totally agree with this. Never try to impress your boss or immediate supervisor. They're middle management, and totally useless to be honest. I have always made sure to impress and befriend the top brass, CEOs, Board Members, Presidents, etc. Of course, I never used that to get promoted, I've always been "self-destructive" when it comes to jobs. I do the bare-minimum to justify my paycheck. Being on the good-graces of those in power, always allowed me to not only keep my job(s) but also get away with so much crap.

So to summarize, jobs are now a popularity contest and its high-school all over again.

I once had a leadership position gained through networking, but let me tell you, it was NOT worth it! No increase in pay, triple the responsibility, and triple the stress. No thanks! Joshua Fluke said it best: "It's not what you know, who you know. It's who you blow!"

Ive been considering job hopping my promotion. More money, higher ranked responsibilities. Employers have rarely wanted to promote me and always preferred that I keep doing more of the same thing.

I left one job where my director wanted "visibility" from his people to a job with a another boss who only wanted people who kept their nose to the grindstone. I was always one philosophy behind where I was.

Listening to this video made me look back across my career. I’ve only ever been passed over for promotion, twice. Once when much younger, and one several years ago. I left each company shortly after the passover for a much better opportunity. In both cases I had unwittingly broken Robert Greene’s First Law of Power, “Never Outshine the Master”. All said , I figured out it’s took me an average of about a year to get promoted, when I wanted it, and the king makers wanted me. If you have and are doing the right stuff, and the king makers want to promote you, it will happen. If the king makers don’t want you, it won’t happen. You must know exactly what you want and have a strategy. It’s also fine to not want to be promoted. Still have a strategy for what you want.

Another great video, Bryan!! Facts!!

I was/am a top performer, who also networked and brought in higher numbers across Chicago. I was also number one in retention. I was placed in an interim management role, and lost it to someone with a fraction of my experience and no network. I resigned and 6 months later the old team imploded, and now there is now behavioral health or HIV prevention teams. Do not be afraid to quit a bad manager.

Time stamps 01:12 - You Have a Visibility Issue 03:01 - You Have a Reputation Issue 04:27 - You Lack a Career Strategy 06:45 - The Ultimate Career Blueprint (Ad) 07:15 - Lack of Taking Ownership of Your Career

I have worked for very few places that promote. "You are good at your job and if I promote you I need to replace a good worker, so we will just get a new hire."

We should also talk about those who don't want a promotion (because they don't like managing people, for instance)...and get promoted anyway !

This is me. I have known this for 2 years but I cannot seem to leave. Very painful. Good at my job, but I know there is no promotion down the road. But unable to leave

Sounds like favoritism from the higher ups

Very true - although paid pretty well and thought of as some kind of 'expert' I'm pigeonholed and no chance of promotion. But then again I've also learnt to knock off at 4pm every day, never work more than 40 hours a week and refuse any tasks which would be too difficult from an hours point of view - what are they gonna do - fire me? Go ahead, I don't really mind as the extra time I have means I make nearly as much money on the side these days.

Thank you! I really needed to hear this. I was feeling this way at my current job. I worked for 6 years part-time and I've tried to move up, but always felt like I was being weighed down. I was always given reasons why they wouldn't promote me. Now, I am pretty much training myself in another field of work because I found another passion for something else. And when I leave, I know I can be replaced, but they won't find another person with my work ethic. I know I am a valuable employee somewhere else and soon creating my own business strategy. Just took me research to figure it out is all.

Its about who you know and who you blow if you want to get promoted

Sadly, he is 100% correct. It's too late for me - I'm retired - but I was taught that the way to get ahead was to work hard, have a good worth ethic, and make your boss look good. Didn't work. It does get you great reviews, though. :-) Oh, and that education - barely made a ripple. My boss was such a jerk that he never even announced that I got my Master's (in the field that I was in) - but he sure crowed when others did.

The more I watch your videos the more I understand the importance of working for myself. No ass kissing, no politics, no hr nonsense. Even if it means lower pay.

So well said and spot on!

I don’t even want to get promoted. I’m happy where I am.

Promotions are overrated. Most of them just mean more responsibilities, not career advancement or even better income. It is better to promote yourself throughout a new job.

thanks man, im already doing your straggly / and was not sure if i was doing it right, so i know im good

Being a Good Ol' Boy really matters the most Talking about Football, college basketball, college football, playing golf, having toys like 4 Wheelers and a fishing boat are the most important aspects of upward trajectory

i love your brutal honesty

The highest I've been is senior supervisor, got the carpet swept out from underneath me when a director decided to remove senior supervisor from the company according to the at the time new General Manager. As a result, I had to take a lower supervisory role. May be worth covering something along those lines, just a thought for video content for you.

I'm so glad he kept it real in this vid but these are things you already knew if you worked long enough.

I gave myself a 25 percent raise over the last 3 years. Jumped jobs twice. Alhumdu illah. I plan on it in another year for a 10 percent raise

This sounds really cut-throat. At my sw engineering job people move upwards (good at role, given more responsibility) or sideways (to find a better fit) every few years. Maybe it works better in a regulated industry than in the more commercial space.

work is all about nepotism

@dharmaram7527

10 күн бұрын

And especially cronyism (friends and associates).

Some people do not want to be promoted, and that's okay! Networking and expressing willingness to learn new stuff helped me. I understand the bigger picture. I network with those who do processes I have skin in the game on. So when I need something done, I leverage those connections. Seeking out a senior mentor who knows how the business is writ large also helps. Taking point on interdepartmental projects also gives you a high profile. I've met a lot of senior leadership that way. It even makes you stand out on interviews. And just having a sense of confidence. More I than we stuff. If in the private sector and you're getting no luck, find someone else to work for to get that raise or promotion. If the government, sometimes it's too fair to a fault, but they go out of their way to be impartial.

There is a reason behind 401K vesting period. At least in IT, most of the people who know how to do stuff don't stay at one company for more than 2-3 years. My personal "longevity" record is 3 years 10 month. And I've been doing this since 1997. It's always goes the same (at least for me). First year, you "exceed expectation". Get some sort of raise and decent bonus. Year two, either same or just "meets expectations". Year three... well, in most cases on "partially meets" expectation. Usually accompanied with no raise and zero bonus. Year four... well, I am usually out after zero bonus part. And on to next job with 20-30% bump in compensation on average. My last jump was 110% bump. You know, covid, inflation... blah blah blah. Been at this place for almost three years. Guess what, last comp talk... "compensation policy tightened".. zero race, zero bonus.. you can guess what comes next lol. Few of my friends who I started with and who managed to stay at same place for over 12-15 years... well, none making over about 10% up from where they started. And I am not talking about some shady fly-by-night shops. I've worked for most major Wall Street investment banks and even one major exchange. All the same. So don't feel bad. it's the system, not you. They are not in a habit to promote from inside anyway.

@Str4yshot

14 күн бұрын

I'm 28 but this is basically my plan. My longest was my last job which was 2 years 9 months. My current job will be about the same I'm guessing maybe a touch longer. Although there are return to office rumors so might be sooner. For the most part, company loyalty is for people who don't want money 😂.

@ralph4370

14 күн бұрын

That is what I am doing. I put away more money into my Roth than the company 401k. I would take 4-5 years to match 100%. Already 2 years in and planning and setting up the exit strategy.

In general a promotion should be based on skills and achievements, not by politics. Not strange some people actually prefer to go unnoticed and mind just doing a good job with hope that a fair intelligent manager will promote that person. Also having some exposure, some talk, can get anyone into hot waters if someone doesn't like or doesn't understand something you said and it may go backstabbing to report you for nothing really relevant. It's that frustrating in most of the corporate world.

Thanks for sharing this. I can take this information with me to help with my professional brand. Shame that I didn't know this from years gone by.

I needed to hear this