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If you've ever felt stuck in a thankless job, you've probably wished for more power to control your career. Whether it's a matter of excessive job duties, feeling passed over for advancement, or receiving a disappointing pay rate, many work frustrations may seem out of your hands. But what if you could take a more active role in defining your experience in the workplace?
Despite the seemingly rigid hierarchies that may exist at your job, there are ways to influence work decisions and your own day-to-day responsibilities by practicing self-advocacy. Put simply, self-advocacy just means speaking up for yourself in any area of your life. At work, this might mean anything from pointing out big wins in your projects to asking for help when challenges arise.
In fact, taking care of your own interests may be the very best way to get ahead, since your supervisor probably has other priorities to juggle. "In an ideal world, we'd all have bosses who are personally invested in our career development, but the reality is that many managers don't have the resources or desire to do so," Amanda Augustine, career expert at TopResume, tells Monster. So, if your manager can't always go to bat for you, who else will? That's where self-advocacy comes in.
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