Ask HN: Managing career progression for those with no interest in progressing?
I never, ever trusted any engineer manager and HR. In my looong experience, they rarely (read never) have at heart the interest of their reports.<p>They are there to progress their career, as well as every body else. So, if your promotion, or having you moving to a different team gets in the way, rest assure they will make everything in their power to fight it.<p>Simply put, I don&#x27;t pay any attention to the things discussed with my manager around my career. I attend my 1-1 because I have to. I honestly don&#x27;t get any value out of it.<p>I have enough experience to know how to progress my career.<p>There are only two things that keep me working for a given company:<p>- working on interesting projects, making an impact<p>- being payed well enough