| Two things: 1) Getting out of my comfort zone: Changed job position 6 times in the last 6 years, including 2 company changes and one country change. Moved place 5 times, too. It keeps me motivated to learn, but it also bears some frustration the first weeks after starting on a new position, so be careful with this strategy. Also, make sure the changes are promotions and/or general improvements, otherwise you might fail at job interviews due to the short time you stay at a given position. Sell it as "you'll hire me for this position and you'll be so happy with me, that you'll want to me to take on bigger challenges, creating more revenue and/or profit for your company". 2) Understand the business: No one owes you anything, not even the company that you've worked for the last years and gave all those extra hours of work. You have to change mentality and think about how can you increase profit and/or revenue for your company. Can you improve processes? can you work smarter? Why don't you tell your boss or some other decision maker? If you analyse your situation and you can't see how you're making money for the company, you better get ready for the worst case scenario. Some departments are seen as a cost, so the company will always be willing to reduce that cost. Can you change that perception? If you can't, again get ready for the worst case scenario. |
If, by changing a process you reduce a vendor's cost for 3 years consecutively, while at the same time improving throughput and make sure they realize it - that does more for you than just working and hoping they realize it.