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Episode 338: I am the golden handcuffs and Staying in management

Soft Skills Engineering

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How Do I Get Into Greener Grass?

A lot of people don't consider how much leverage they have over their employer when they are in an indispensable situation like this. So rather than going to your company and saying, hey, I'm going to quit unless you let me advance my career with these other skills, you could go to them and say, I believe we have a business risk that is too high to maintain this product offering for our customers. It's the same work that isn't fulfilling. If you have nicer shoes while you're doing the less fulfilling work, won't that be the same?

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