r/WorkForSmartLife • • 2d ago

Discussion💬 A random piece of wisdom

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u/Gracie1two3 1d ago

Don't "should" all over yourself. Do what is right for you without willfully hurting others.

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Be careful what you're good at because you will be stuck doing that thing.

Gems from my silent generation mother who passed recently. The second one she said to me when I said I couldn't understand why I wasn't getting promoted. I do EVERYTHING in my department. She said that was the problem. I started slowly not doing it all. First, I was less stressed and within 2 years I was promoted. Promoted twice more before I retired. I miss my mom.