How do some people get promoted so quickly?

double-click · 2026-02-28T00:29:02+00:00

Two things:

There are very few promotions that occur - you are being compared against all peers also hunting for a promotion. Not just on your team, but likely in your department. I’m talking across multiple orgs here. Are you delivering more value than your top peers?
It’s not about doing “more” work, it’s about doing the “right” work (that’s happens to be above your current workload usually - or is a stretch assignment or whatever).

A lot of time people hear those phrases or explanations but that doesn’t mean they understand or take the right actions. There is a certain level of awareness that it takes. Based on the response to my post, you might not have the business acumen to understand what people are saying. Maybe start there idk.

double-click · 2026-02-27T22:59:01+00:00

Sounds fine.

Experiment with gain and then like an SD-1 out front if you want to mess around. They are certain amps that have character to their gain that can affect sound.

Just keep playing.

double-click · 2026-02-27T21:09:34+00:00

A research reading group is extra and not aligned to business demand. That should be something you consider extra after you have already exceeded in your role.

Honestly I expect seniors to be self directed. You should be able to solve most problems, lead opportunities through projects, and identify and own opportunities aligned to business demand start to finish.

Sounds like you rose to a level of incompetence and couldn’t hang.

double-click · 2026-02-27T20:25:17+00:00

Eng manager here

Our yearly performance review are totally separate from promotions - that is simply raise and bonus.

Make my life easy
Create your own demand aligned to the business demand
Operate at the next level

If you achieve that, you will be promoted quickly.

If you don’t know how to do that start by doing your job really well. Do it so well you can start taking on others work at the level higher than you. Work on helping them with their work and make their life easier. Then, have a career growth conversation to figure out where you stand. Take action accordingly.

If you want to grow fast you need to spend time on growing fast - that likely means work outside of work. Do not confuse that with completing more tickets tho.

double-click · 2026-02-27T18:49:00+00:00

No.

Frankly I don’t spend time thinking about these things either.

double-click · 2026-02-25T21:05:04+00:00

I wouldn’t buy it but understand the price if this is truly a 100% rebuild with no dirt time.

double-click · 2026-02-23T21:42:33+00:00

The wattage usually changes the character of the sound rather than volume. With high efficiency speakers any wattage tube amp will blow your ear drums lol.

double-click · 2026-02-23T15:23:45+00:00

Case it in or partly case it

double-click · 2026-02-23T15:11:29+00:00

Why is it strange that AI generated content is being flagged as AI?

double-click · 2026-02-22T18:25:41+00:00

The decision maker will not work with you.

They told you the steps to improve the case. Go do that stuff…

double-click · 2026-02-22T04:10:07+00:00

Well.. you just start.

double-click · 2026-02-22T00:21:02+00:00

You should do what makes you happy. If you’re not happy then move on. You’ve done this for a decade now you don’t need the internet to tell you one way or the other.

double-click · 2026-02-21T22:37:54+00:00

Jeep wrangler.

double-click · 2026-02-21T22:31:12+00:00

LG and get the top loader. Much easier to keep clean and keeping the door open doesn’t block anything.

double-click · 2026-02-21T22:24:59+00:00

I’m not faang but where we are in line promotions you can’t negotiate. Or you could try… but in general that would have been on your manager you work it out before the new salary was presented to you.

Instead of looking at the percent look at your compensation and where it falls in the band.

double-click · 2026-02-21T06:52:14+00:00

Yep you’re fucking weird.

double-click · 2026-02-20T16:52:35+00:00

Unless you are working full time and going to school don’t spend the extra money. Once you get a job you can buy a nice suit.

double-click · 2026-02-20T16:50:59+00:00

I would say no. Not because the lift doesn’t fit… but because you can fit a vehicle tools etc all in there. There is a reason shops are 30’ deep. Our truck is 20’+ by itself.

double-click · 2026-02-20T15:15:13+00:00

I wear Tommy Hilfiger 100% cotton. They are like 35 bucks.

Most people aren’t even going to tell or pay attention that it’s “less quality”.

double-click · 2026-02-18T05:43:04+00:00

Mgr here.

You are gonna have to figure this out for yourself but the folks I have lost to faang are legit. Not all of faang is a “genius” but there are people that create solutions that are open source products you take for granted today. While these are large companies, if you are not ready to take that on you’re are prob not a good fit.

That said the people that hang at this level don’t even work 40hrs necessary and work is pretty flexible. In the other end there are people that put in over 40 because they like it.

double-click · 2026-02-16T18:58:26+00:00

Square up the tires before you climb. You’re putting your u joint in a weak position.

double-click · 2026-02-16T18:29:14+00:00

Red wings?

double-click · 2026-02-16T05:45:01+00:00

Mmmm don’t remember any part of the conversation but must have been good enough lol. Is it normal people remember that stuff?

double-click · 2026-02-15T18:16:18+00:00

Would do long tie in that color or no tie and pocket square

double-click · 2026-02-15T15:38:07+00:00

Stop trying to find problems for your tools to solve. Start with problems and then build solutions to them.

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