Through the Pandemic I became a SME because half of my company dropped the ball and couldn’t cope mentally with the destabilized situation. Even “brilliant” Engineers with PE’s come to me for advice and I ended up getting two massive promotions.
I knew once this thing moved to remote that I could sneak in a massive advantage by following up quickly and effectively on requests and timelines.
Chaos brings about massive opportunities.
Totally agree. Class A SMEs are cleaning up during this Chaos.
I’ve also earned two promotions, more $$ and in reality way less stress than dealing with the B Team in the office.
Management knows who the Class A’s are and quietly recognizes us.