My coworker got promoted over me.
He was worse at coding. Better at politics.
I wrote better code. Fixed more bugs. Shipped faster.
He talked in meetings. Took credit. Played the game.
He got the promotion. I got "keep up the good work".
That's when I realized: corporate rewards politics, not performance.
Six months later I quit. Started freelancing.
Now I make 3x his salary. No politics. No credit-stealing. Just solving problems and getting paid directly.
The best developers rarely get promoted. They get used.
Companies optimize for compliance and communication. Not competence.
If you're technically great but politically terrible, you'll never win at corporations.
Leave. Build your own thing. Get paid for your actual value.
Semua ini dari mindset sampe rasa pengen tau, bikin kita nggak cuma jadi designer, tapi juga orang yang bisa ngasih dampak. Inget bre, design bukan cuma soal hasil akhir, tp gmn kita bsa bikin perubahan nyata. Salam 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 #uiuxdesign#productdesign
Buat kawan2 se-perdesigneran: Klo cuma bisa bikin design bagus doang yg ada kita bisa “dianggep tools” aja bre, metode fancy jg ga cukup.. gimana caranya supaya lo sebagai UI/UX Designer, Product designer, UX Researcher dkk sepaguyuban, bisa lebih valueable dan punya impact?? ⤵️
👀 Rasa Penasaran:
Rasa "pengen tau" bikin kita selalu up-to-date dengan metode baru, pengetahuan, tren, dan insight. Ini bantu kita lebih paham user dan tetap relevan di dunia design yang selalu berubah.