I believed since Steve Jobs was so special and unique that he had to irreplaceable. Turns out Apple's grown so much since his death by becoming even more ruthless.
The advice I heard was to get capital. Self employed, partnerships, or stocks.
I wish this had worked in a previous workplace. I left because it did not, it was never going to be alterable and I finally realised that. But it could work in a lot of places. There were issues with the nature of what was going on where I was.
My advice would be a little different: Don't be so presumptuous as to think you could tell the company what to do, but be presumptuous enough to understand that you can shape and influence that direction embarked upon, infuse it with purpose, insight, and critical information, and execute it to a level of perfection that establishes you as an indispensable member of the team that would be deeply hampered without your contributions.
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My advice would be a little different: Don't be so presumptuous as to think you could tell the company what to do, but be presumptuous enough to understand that you can shape and influence that direction embarked upon, infuse it with purpose, insight, and critical information, and execute it to a level of perfection that establishes you as an indispensable member of the team that would be deeply hampered without your contributions.
I never understood the mentality of trying to become indispensible to a company. You are still selling yourself out and allowing the company to control the terms of your employment. The company will never value as an individual, only the role you perform. Your creative work and knowledge is not your own, it belongs to the company.
My advice would be to develop a reputation that transcends the company you work for. Become a SME or expert in your field so you don't need the security of an emoloyer. Don't tie your career to any single company.
My advice would be a little different: Don't be so presumptuous as to think you could tell the company what to do, but be presumptuous enough to understand that you can shape and influence that direction embarked upon, infuse it with purpose, insight, and critical information, and execute it to a level of perfection that establishes you as an indispensable member of the team that would be deeply hampered without your contributions.
I never understood the mentality of trying to become indispensible to a company. You are still selling yourself out and allowing the company to control the terms of your employment. The company will never value as an individual, only the role you perform. Your creative work and knowledge is not your own, it belongs to the company.
My advice would be to develop a reputation that transcends the company you work for. Become a SME or expert in your field so you don't need the security of an emoloyer. Don't tie your career to any single company.
Point well taken, but can't you do both? Are they mutually exclusive?
One benefits the company in the near term and the other keeps you marketable even beyond the limits of your immediate employment.
Of course, other things like networking, for example, would be skewed more towards being more beneficial to you as opposed to the company, though.
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