> If you want a better job, do your current job better. It will get noticed, and that's how you advance.
This has not been my experience. If it were true, I'd be the lead architect. I think politics are more important. It's not simply good enough to do your job well - you have to make sure everyone sees you doing your job well. In fact, you don't even need to do your job well to get ahead, you just have to step out a few critical times and make sure people see you doing a good thing. Hoping that you get noticed is, in my experience, the worst advice you can give.
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> If you want a better job, do your current job better. It will get noticed, and that's how you advance.
This has not been my experience. If it were true, I'd be the lead architect. I think politics are more important. It's not simply good enough to do your job well - you have to make sure everyone sees you doing your job well. In fact, you don't even need to do your job well to get ahead, you just have to step out a few critical times and make sure people see you doing a good thing. Hoping that you get noticed is, in my experience, the worst advice you can give.