Women: If you could give career advice to your younger self, what would you say?

[Anonymous]

I'm curious.

[Anonymous]

Take more chances. Set up more meetings for coffee to network with people. Put yourself out there and share your ideas. They're good ideas.

I realized it all much later.

[Anonymous]

Don't be afraid to trust your instincts. I think that was what held me back for awhile. Then Covid hit and I really learned my instincts were right (I'm a nurse) and was more confident asserting myself to doctors. Now my career has really taken off and I'm doing things I never thought I would do

[Anonymous]

Don’t say sorry

Don’t plan holiday parties

Don’t take notes during meetings

Don’t worry about being called bossy, etc when you’re just standing up for yourself.

Don’t let men talk over you. If they start to say e”excuse me, you’ll have an opportunity to talk when I’m done”

Ask for a mentor in a position of power

Protect your staff

Build relationships, up/down/sideways

Hard work and getting it done makes you indispensable meaning they won’t promote you for fear of losing you.

[Anonymous]

You've got this.

My career has been amazing. Wouldn't change a thing.

[Anonymous]

Find a mentor and an ally.

There's more to life than work.

[Anonymous]

Do the work you want to do, in the job you have. There are ways to be the person you are aspiring to be while you wait for the right opportunities come along. And then you’ll be ready for them.

[Anonymous]

Keep working.

[Anonymous]

Always negotiate your salary, even with internal promotions. Self-advocacy is everything.
Find a mentor, Be a mentor
Toxic bosses suck. But there is something to be learned here.
The scariest moves are the big life-changing ones. They're also the best moves you'll ever make.
You got this.
Help the next generation of women coming up behind you

[Anonymous]

Marry Rich

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marry Rich

💯

[Anonymous]

Stay in the arts. Don’t move on just for financial security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t say sorry

Don’t plan holiday parties

Don’t take notes during meetings

Don’t worry about being called bossy, etc when you’re just standing up for yourself.

Don’t let men talk over you. If they start to say e”excuse me, you’ll have an opportunity to talk when I’m done”

Ask for a mentor in a position of power

Protect your staff

Build relationships, up/down/sideways

Hard work and getting it done makes you indispensable meaning they won’t promote you for fear of losing you.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t say sorry

Don’t plan holiday parties

Don’t take notes during meetings

Don’t worry about being called bossy, etc when you’re just standing up for yourself.

Don’t let men talk over you. If they start to say e”excuse me, you’ll have an opportunity to talk when I’m done”

Ask for a mentor in a position of power

Protect your staff

Build relationships, up/down/sideways

Hard work and getting it done makes you indispensable meaning they won’t promote you for fear of losing you.

First bold: I think Kamala Harris helped with this, but let's face it - when many of us started our careers, this would have been seen as rude... you can't win
SEcond bold: Speaking if you can't win -- what do you do here?! Because I agree.

[Anonymous]

There is more to life than work. Use those vacation days and travel while you're young and childless.