Pick your boss, not the job

4 min readApr 14, 2020

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Pick your boss, not the job. How many times have you heard that? The person who you report to has enormous influence on your success, professional growth and happiness.

As a manager, someone charged the care of anothers’ career, you have the responsibility to act in their best interest, understand who they are and help them grow.

Scott D. Clary

Written by Scott D. Clary

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