Ways to Get Ahead
Three components of fast career growth:
Luck Talent Grit
I do appreciate he put luck first.. as a graduate into the 2008 economic meltdown it certainly felt like bad luck
The reality is. You can’t have it all. There are trade offs. Embrace them and optimize.
Quote Citation: Sidwyn Koh, “Work-Life Balance Slows Careers (E9 Engineer, ex-Meta)”, 2024-08-31, https://www.pathtostaff.com/p/work-life-balance-slows-careers-e9
Jason Leverant, the COO and president of AtWork Group, told Newsweek that automation tended to hit jobs that fell into what he called the “Three D’s”: dull, dirty or dangerous. Many white-collar positions in the “dull” category are already being replaced by AI tools.
Feels like this is an assertion without citation.. but it has been a rough few years.
Quote Citation: Newsweek, “US Hits Highest Layoffs Since COVID - Newsweek”, 2025-08-12, https://www.newsweek.com/us-hits-highest-layoffs-since-covid-2111794
America’s youth strive for personal and professional success, but many struggle along broken pathways from high school into the job market because the people and institutions meant to support them are fundamentally out of sync.
Quote Citation: Website, “The Broken Marketplace Study”, Present, https://www.brokenmarketplace.org/
The percentage of young Gen Z employees between the ages of 21 and 25 has been cut in half at technology companies over the past two years, according to recent data from compensation management software business Pave
Article indicates that average age of tech companies has risen by ~5 years and also that % of workforce under 25 has shrank. will see how things shake out. I have to admit I wonder how much of the “we don’t need ‘old’ people” crowd has changed their tune since they are now the old people (in tech).
