The Best Career Advice (2023-06-24 DBW)

Database Weekly for June 24, 2023 Problems displaying this newsletter? [View online](. [Database Weekly]( The Complete Weekly Roundup of SQL Server News by SQLServerCentral.com Hand-picked content to sharpen your professional edge Editorial  The Best Career Advice I don't know that I have the best advice, but [this month's T-SQL Tuesday]( is asking for people to share what they think is the best advice they've been given or have for you. I wrote [my own piece]( where I noted that learning to say "No" was one of the best things I've ever done. Not that I say no to everything, but I do default to no, especially when someone asks for me to tackle something new. Actually, it's slightly more nuanced than that. As I've gotten used to my workload, I will say yes to things, and certainly, I'm more likely to commit to one-off things. It's the longer-term, larger things that I don't want to agree to do unless I'm sure I can deliver. There are lots of other things people wrote. [Deb]( that you should trust your instincts and realize you can contribute, even if you're new. [Hugo]( notes the user is often right. [Mala]( is more cautious with work and practices discretion. [Rob]( the advice to take it slow, learn his job, and figure out what he likes and doesn't. There are lots of other advice, from [Pragati]( you to get a mentor to [Mikey]( saying you should find a job you love. If you check out the comments in the invitation above, you'll see plenty more responses, many with interesting back stories and more details. If you only read through one set of T-SQL Tuesday responses, this might be the one to pick. I'm a big fan of actively managing your career. Make the decisions that move in the direction that matters to you. As noted in a few posts, we spend a lot of our lives at work. At times more than we spend with family, so be sure you have a career you enjoy. This takes work, but it's an investment that can repay itself over many years. 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