晉升為工程師的最快方法 (The Fastest Way to Get Promoted as an Engineer)

We all want to live up to our potential, grow in our career, and do the best work of our lives. Getting promoted at work not only proves that we have advanced our skills but also shows that the hard work we put in is being recognized and appreciated.

我們所有人都希望發揮自己的潛能，發展自己的事業，并盡自己最大的努力。在工作中得到晉升不僅證明我們已經提高了技能，而且還表明我們所付出的努力得到了認可和贊賞。

As I was going through my bi-annual performance review with my manager, I learned that I missed that one thing that could have helped me grow faster and would’ve led to a promotion.

當我與經理進行半年度績效評估時，我了解到我錯過了一件可以幫助我更快成長并能夠提升自己的東西。

The fastest way to get promoted at work — act as if you have already been promoted. If you want to be promoted to be a level 6 engineer, start to think and act like a level 6 engineer. If you want to become a tech lead, start to think and act like as if you are already a tech lead.

在工作中獲得晉升的最快方法-就像已經晉升一樣。 如果您想晉升為6級工程師，請開始思考并像6級工程師一樣行動。如果您想成為技術主管，請開始思考并采取行動，就好像您已經是技術主管一樣。

Observe the types of work engineers at the next level do that are different than yours, and start looking for opportunities to take on those types of activities. Ask your manager about the expectations for the next level, and start to work on meeting those expectations. You can even work out a reasonable target date for your promotion with your manager and plan backward from that date.

觀察下一級別與您不同的工作工程師的類型，并開始尋找機會從事這些類型的活動。向您的經理詢問對下一個級別的期望，并開始努力實現這些期望。您甚至可以與經理一起為升級制定合理的目標日期，并從該日期開始進行計劃。

我從經驗中學到的 (What I’ve learned from experience)

Here is my story. In the past six months, my responsibilities at work grew a lot and my role changed gradually. Before, I was a pure individual contributor. My main focus at work was to read, write and talk about code. In the last six months, I acquired new responsibilities, such as leading projects, facilitating technical discussions, leading cross-team collaborations, and onboarding new team members.

這是我的故事。在過去的六個月中，我的工作職責增加了很多，并且我的角色逐漸發生了變化。以前，我是一個純粹的個人貢獻者。我主要的工作重點是閱讀，編寫和談論代碼。在過去的六個月中，我承擔了新的職責，例如領導項目，促進技術討論，領導跨團隊合作以及加入新的團隊成員。

While these new responsibilities provided a tremendous amount of growth opportunities, I was one step behind in recognizing the changes in my role and the new exceptions from my team.

盡管這些新職責提供了巨大的增長機會，但在認識到我的角色變化和團隊的新例外方面，我落后了一步。

For example, one piece of feedback I received was that while facilitating technical discussions, I should make sure we stay on topic and not get lost in details. My first reaction when I heard the feedback was that I didn’t even realize I was the facilitator for the discussion. I thought I was just a participant providing technical expertise.

例如，我收到的一份反饋是，在促進技術討論的同時，我應該確保我們專注于主題，而不會迷失細節。當我聽到反饋時，我的第一React是我什至沒有意識到自己是討論的推動者。我以為我只是提供技術專業知識的參與者。

Another bit of feedback I got was to focus more on the big picture and overall timeline of a project instead of only the part that was right in front of me. The feedback makes sense. After all, a major responsibility for a tech lead is to monitor projects’ progress and communicate them in a timely manner to external stakeholders. But in my mind, I was still thinking of myself as an individual contributor. Even though I knew I was leading the project, I was late to recognize all these new expectations and responsibilities.

我得到的另一點反饋是，更多地關注項目的總體情況和總體時間表，而不是僅僅關注我眼前的部分。反饋是有意義的。畢竟，技術負責人的主要責任是監視項目的進度，并及時將其傳達給外部利益相關者。但是在我看來，我仍然認為自己是個人貢獻者。即使我知道我正在領導該項目，但我遲到了所有這些新的期望和責任。

In other words, I was acting like an engineer at my current level, instead of a tech lead, the next level I wanted to grow into.

換句話說， 我在目前的水平上表現得像工程師一樣，而不是我想要發展的下一級別的技術負責人。

This way of thinking — acting like you are one step ahead of yourself, or “fake it till you make it”, is applicable to many other things besides getting promotions. Many self-taught developers tell me they aren’t sure if they have learned enough to be a professional developer. My answer is always to act like you are ready and apply for jobs — that’s the only way to find out.

這種思考方式-像您一樣領先一步，或“虛假直到成功”，除了獲得晉升外，還適用于許多其他事情。許多自學成才的開發人員告訴我，他們不確定他們是否學到足夠的專業知識。我的答案始終是表現得像您準備就緒并申請工作一樣—這是找出答案的唯一方法。

This is a simple but powerful mental shift. I will start applying it at work and post updates on my personal blog (not Medium) reporting how it goes. Subscribe to follow along. I hope to see you next week in your inbox :)

這是一個簡單而強大的思維轉變。 我將開始在工作中應用它，并在我的個人博客 (不是中)上發布更新，報告其進展情況。 訂閱跟隨。我希望下周在收件箱中見:)

My career plan for the year is to grow into a tech lead. I’m excited about all the learnings ahead and would love to share this journey with you in a brutally honest fashion. I will be sharing my weekly learnings on my personal blog (not Medium).

我這一年的職業計劃是成長為技術領先者。我對未來的所有學習感到興奮，并希望以殘酷誠實的方式與您分享這一旅程。 我將在我的個人博客 (不是Medium)上分享我的每周學習情況 。

In the next few months, I will focus on growing in the following areas, so you can expect to see learnings related to them:

在接下來的幾個月中，我將重點關注以下領域的增長，因此您可以期望看到與它們相關的知識：

focusing on the big picture of the project instead of near-term implementation details;
著眼于項目的整體情況，而不是近期的實施細節；
balancing my efforts between leading projects and coding;
在領導項目和編碼之間平衡我的努力；
work-life balance for long-term productivity;
工作與生活之間的平衡，以實現長期生產力；
the human side of software development: making sure everyone riding with me enjoys the ride and feels fulfilled and inspired.
軟件開發的人性化一面：確保與我一起騎行的每個人都喜歡騎行，并感到充實和啟發。

PS: My coworker, Noa, also has a great piece of advice on this subject: “If you’re interested in a career transition, tell people about it.” Let your manager know, so they can look for opportunities for you. Let your peers know, so they can provide constructive feedback.

PS：我的同事Noa在這個問題上也有很多建議：“如果您對職業過渡感興趣，請告訴人們。” 讓您的經理知道，以便他們可以為您尋找機會。讓您的同齡人知道，以便他們提供建設性的反饋。

Originally published at www.sihui.io on January 16, 2019.

最初于2019年1月16日發布在www.sihui.io 。