| Tip 39 | Let Your Voice Be Heard |
The ideas we’ve explored so far have been fairly conservative and focused on being recognized for the work you do in your workplace. If you want to be noticed, move up, or even stay employed with your current company, the topics we’ve touched on will be critical.
But, how boring!
The world is changing. If you want to write your ticket, you have to think bigger than the IT workers of yesteryear. While moving from level-23 programmer to level-24 programmer analyst might really be your short-term career goal, as a programmer today, you need to think beyond the next promotion or even your current place of employment.
Set your sights higher. Don’t think of yourself as a programmer at a specific company—after all, ...
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