Dedicated two hours to Linkedin profile updates. I included progressions via promotion (intern to assistant to associate, for instance), the many projects I had not yet included, and a change in layout so that Experience and Projects are at the top of the page. You reach a point in life where it’s all that matters.
Browsed through some of my connections’ profiles at the tail end of it. Folks I worked with in one city or another have begun to disperse now that they have more experience. Some surprising, some as I would expect. A few had a tenacity and professionalism that meant they’d climb high on the ladder and quickly. I’m glad for anyone who succeeds. Doesn’t spend too much time in one place.
Got me thinking about the purpose of a career. I figure it as some folks are climbers, end of story. Some need a certain stability and safety, and they’ll work to get it. Some just go along with it. Early on I was squarely in the latter, but now a career’s a bit more important. Still not interested in conscious effort to hold a position or power, but I do want to work on cool stuff. And I want to be paid well to do it. A career will afford me the chance to get both. It won’t last forever, and certainly not for decades, but for as long as I can make it work.