It is no one’s responsibility but yours to create opportunities in your career. Most people understand this when it comes to their personal life, but when it comes to their jobs, they throw away their self-responsibility.
Instead of expecting to prove themselves or to fight for opportunities, they assume that because they are employed, it is their employer’s responsibility to identify and nurture their talent. When they feel like they aren’t making long-term career progress, they are quick to point out how their companies are bad because they promote from outside, don’t invest in their people, or lets their employees potential go to waste.
Again and again, people get tied up in knots about the relationship between themselves and their employer. They forget that their employer is their customer and just like you wouldn’t expect customers coming to your business to help develop new strategies for your business, you shouldn’t expect your employer to develop new strategies for your business (aka your career).
It is great to be in an environment where you feel like your customers are invested in your long-term success, but you should never grow to expect it. You should expect that your customers deliver in line with the terms of your agreement (aka pay you your salary and benefits).
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