Nikita Samutin

“Want a raise? Show some initiative: show your real worth to the company”. You might have heard similar advice from your more experienced colleagues. So, one day, you come to your manager with ideas for new features or a redesign for the product you’re working for. Your hopes are high: you are eager to be promoted. The manager praises you, but none of your ideas ever reach production. You are nowhere near the desired promotion.