# Totally lame request for career advice

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-lame-request-for-career-advice/392309>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 15, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-lame-request-for-career-advice/392309 "2007-02-15T04:04:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-lame-request-for-career-advice/392309/21 "2007-02-22T11:27:28Z")

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I think you made the right choice also. Good luck and go out and splurge on something that you totally don’t need with part of your new salary.

Congratulations, Director!

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-lame-request-for-career-advice/392309/22 "2007-02-22T11:55:51Z")

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Congrats. What an amazing story and a fantastic outcome. I would have made the same choice as you - fewer hours, better position!

However, the money part I would make sure I get in writing. “They also promised they would even try to look in the budget to increase the pay in late spring.” IME, nowhere near good enough.

My aunt experienced a similar situation working as a PA at a big ad agency: her boss was a drunk and she basically ran the entire account management department for several years; when the board found out, she got a directorship and he got the bullet.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-lame-request-for-career-advice/392309/23 "2007-02-22T11:59:49Z")

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Do we have to call you **Madam Director** now?

Congratulations!

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