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Not really what I meant. It is up or out, but I don’t really believe the long hours are an effective way to achieve the up. It’s just something a lot of people impose on themselves.

The sales and management part only really comes in after you’ve passed the team manager level which is fairly advanced.



> I don’t really believe the long hours are an effective way to achieve the up.

That is an interesting comment. I think you are right. Probably more of a baseline competency but extraordinary 'soft skills'?

I meant team manager as included in 'sales'. Where I've worked as consultant (warm body, not a real consultant) team managers were essentially sales people.


> Probably more of a baseline competency but extraordinary 'soft skills'?

And luck, tbh. It’s not too different from a typical org except career velocity is fairly fast and does not depend on vacancies opening up above you.




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