I think JW Marriott was Mormon. Yup, teh interwebz says so.
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Ahhā¦makes sense then. Thanks.
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Interesting, thanks. I found out from the article that Mitt Romney (first name Willard) was named after him as he was a family friend.
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this was a mystery that was solved as quickly as I expected. Marriott.
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an old neighbor of mine is currently on a Netflix reality show/competition. (Iāve not watched it - million dollar secret.)
Among all people I have known, i think they are first tier (if not first overall) for most likely to be on a reality show.
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There is an opening on another team (corporate actuarial, not an area Iāve worked in before) that would be a lateral move for me.
Itās not a team Iām interested in per se, and I donāt feel ready to move on from this role yet, but Iām bracing myself for the āwhy arenāt you applying?ā conversations. It seems that if youāre smart and capable, youāre expected to apply for pretty much everything thatās reasonably within reach. And if you donāt, it raises eyebrows. Donāt love it.
:bighug: Why are you expected to apply for lateral moves? Would it at least come with a pay increase?
thereās the answer. why arenāt you applying for roles that are demotions? same reason.
but if it is a slight promotion (using title or money or whatever), practice your answers on us. we love practice
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Pro tip: try to come off as smart or capable, but not both. Iām doing great with this approach!
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Because being well rounded is valued far above being an expert in something.
It would not be a pay increase, no. Internal lateral moves never are, as a policy here. Which definitely doesnāt make sense.
Iāve only been at this level for 9 months, so Iām not opposed to a lateral move as my next role, but it would need to be a role I actually wanted to do. For a role I DONāT want to do but am being told I need to apply for, it would have to come with a pay and title boost (and depending on the role, that may not be enough either).
Iāve seen where companies wanted smart, capable people to take on many lateral roles as a path to upper management.
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Well . . . tell them that youāve not yet rounded this corner of your career . . .
I think they hope I aspire to be chief actuary or a CFO someday - the pool of potential successors is small. I want neither of those things, which Iāve communicated multiple times. I just want to like my job!
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I agree. I just wonder if they think the stop she is on now is a ā9 monthā kind of stop. Seems short to me, but I donāt have upper management written all over me.
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āJob rotation will continue until employment satisfaction improves!ā
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On the one hand, Iāve been on this team for a while so the role comes easily to me. On the other hand, I havenāt mastered being an executive so 9 months doesnāt feel nearly long enough!
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having read more about the internal rotational feel (even among folks your level), i think the defense is you have not been in current role long enough to want to leave it - still learning and growing and improving in that role, it still feels fresh and challenging, etc.
basically, we are looking for the positive spin so it isnāt ānoā or āugh, iād hate that.ā which might be true but creates tension.
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yeah, but after 10 years of that they might catch on
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we must win this battle to reach the next one. always delay the date on which they learn you lack the ambition they project onto you
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