Developers’ Biggest Career Mistake: Not Promoting Themselves and Not Getting Credit for Their Work

Promotion is part of the job

Ben "The Hosk" Hosking
JavaScript in Plain English

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If you don’t take the credit for your work, someone else will.

One of the biggest mistakes developers make is thinking other people will notice their hard work. The other people either forget or take the credit for themselves.

If you want the credit for your work, tell people what you did and assume no one outside of your project is paying attention to what you are doing.

If you don’t tell people about the work you are doing and the ways you are improving, people will assume your work is average and you aren’t learning.

I have seen this scenario play out many times

  • Developer works hard on a project, spends blood, sweat, tears and extra hours.
  • Developer doesn’t spend any time telling senior people about their good work.
  • Developer assumes managers know about good work.
  • Developer gets average review.
  • Developer gets frustrated and leaves.

The biggest mistake developers make in their career is not taking credit for their work because they don’t…

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