Nobody Is Coming to Save Your Career (alifeengineered.substack.com)

The article argues that career growth isn’t something managers automatically drive for you; it’s your responsibility to initiate conversations about your goals, steer your timeline, and seek opportunities that stretch you. Using examples from the author’s Amazon experience, it says promotions and better scope typically happen when employees push beyond comfortable work rather than waiting for “scope to be handed to them.” It also notes that company incentives often reinforce staying put, so you may need to take calculated risks, ask for growth directly, and consider other teams or employers if progress stalls.