I tripled my salary and became a senior director at Uber in 6 years. Here's the 3-step strategy I used to break out of middle management.

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Madan Thangavelu.

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My job offers little chance for career growth, but I'm sticking with it. It gives me the flexibility I need as a parent.

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The author (not shown) has chosen to stay in a job with little chance for career growth.

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Nearly 40% of workers like their jobs enough to turn down a promotion, a new report says

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Findings from Randstad's Workmonitor 2024 report suggest workers are reevaluating what career success means to them.

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I got a tech job and quadrupled my salary to $400,000 after leaving law. You don't need a traditional tech background to succeed in the industry.

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Jonea Gordon, a data-privacy program manager at Cruise.

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