I spent my tech career working toward a promotion I never got. I learned through layoffs how to create my own opportunities.

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Brian Pulliam.

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A former Amazon VP explains the simplest way to get promoted

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Former Amazon VP shares the brutal reality about promotions: Pushy people win

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Ethan Evans is a former Amazon VP.

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Get promoted in 2026: 7 steps to take right now

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Andrea Wasserman.

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A former Uber distinguished engineer says all engineers should be writing code regularly — no matter their rank

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Former Uber distinguished engineer Joakim Recht said engineers who don't code "lose touch with the system."

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How an up-and-coming investor made partner at a VC firm that doesn't promote from within

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Yoni Rechtman

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I rejected and approved hundreds of raises at Nordstrom, Verizon, and Yahoo. Here's my advice for getting a raise in the current market.

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Andrea Wasserman.

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I'm a Marine who pushed myself to the brink for promotions — until I learned true leadership isn't about rank or title

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The author fought for his promotions in the Marines.

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A Microsoft engineer shares the strategy she used to get promoted 4 times in 5 years

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Ritvika Nagula, a software engineer at Microsoft, said her resume helped her land four job offers out of graduate school.

Ritvika Nagula

I crafted a masterplan at Google to try to get promoted as fast as humanly possible. This is what went into it.

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Jerry Lee, 29, was a former manager at Google. While working at Google, Lee said that he strategized his workload to achieve his most important goal — getting promoted as quickly as humanly possible.

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