Comments by "BrickTop" (@bricktop7803) on "6 Career Lessons You'll Probably Learn The Hard Way" video.

Regret NOTHING. You cannot do anything about it, everyone makes mistakes - just move on. I learned a lot from my first career in construction form the older guys. They had seen and done it. You are never over qualified or under qualified. these are only monikers to make you fell good about yourself.
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So very true. I was started a career in construction, stayed for a few years. But I did learn, from older colleagues, that hard work and loyalty means NOTHING. If you are doing an essential job, you wont get promoted, but kept in that role. I got some qualifications and moved into geology, started lecturing at college, but it didn't fit with me. I then moved into Estate Management, and hated it. I was contemplating which direction I should pursue, Estate Management, or Education, and was not sure. I then looked at IT, and blagged my way into that career. Initially in Hardware, and then progressed into software. What I learned, if you show any aptitude they want to put you into middle management. I saw my colleagues in that role, it was horrid. I knew I could not contemplate managing people. I've seen it and its happened to me. we were parachuted in to fix a team that was toxic and disrupting the company they were contracted to. we saved the companies reputation by doing the job the toxic team were not doing. Most of the toxic team were pushed to other sectors. except the leader. he refused to move from the site. So they promoted him! Another lesson, when you have someone incapable of doing their job, instead of firing them...they get promoted. Just leave that environment. The best move I ever done was become a freelance contractor. If you don't like the company structure, you end the contract. It is the best way to advance your career and skills. If you go for a fulltime position, you stagnate and go backwards. The company doesn't want you advancing your skills, as you will leave for a better position.
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