This translated article depends on a conversation with Nicole Win, 25, who works in AT & T. It was released for length and clarity.
My father got a job at AT & T more than 26 years ago. After the college, he told me about the amazing training programs of the company. I ended up taking three summer training there throughout the college, so I put my feet in the door with the company.
Today, we are both at AT & T. He is in a leadership position in sales, and I am the director of the main project program.
When my job started full -time about two years ago, I was living in a identical house near my father’s house, so we were exposed to cars every day for an hour in every direction. Most of the time I spent with him was to ride this car, and that was very special because we learned a lot about each other.
My father moved to America from Taiwan when he was 14 years old. He had to learn the English language, went to high school in California, then to the college in New York, where my mother met. Then he started working with a company in the end, part of the AT & T family.
During this car riding, he also participated in many of the advice of life with me.
The importance of a good circle
The more I get to know my father, the more I realize that it is a wonderful man. I learned to have more friends than me. It is part of several social groups, such as Porsche Club and Coffee Club. To write a newsletter for a cars club.
I thought I would know everything about him because he is my father, but no, I didn’t know any of this about my father. He got a lot of work out of work.
I inspire me to join the staff resources group. We do a lot of charitable works and collect donations. Our main mission is to support high school students and provide scholarships for the college.
My father started joining the events as well, and this is something else we do together now. Our favorite event is the new lunar year event, which is very special that comes from a multi -race family. It teaches me a lot about my culture. We try all the food together, which is a really great bond experience.
Never say “no” to an opportunity
“Never say no chance, big or small,” my father always says.
It often explains to me that opportunities do not come all the time. It is always an opportunity to learn something new, and to be uncomfortable.
This advice helped me a lot in my network. I don’t say no, just as he told me. So if you receive a random invitation to a happy hour, this is not even in my own team, I still go – even if you are tired. I have met a lot of people in this way.
You have multiple areas of experience
My father always says that you have to have multiple areas of experience to raise your career.
If you are an expert in one thing, you will know that you are an expert for this, and you will stay there.
He says this is something that he hopes to do differently – expanding his experience for silence in one place.
This is definitely stuck with me. I remember myself now that it is good to move. When I start feeling comfortable, I am looking for discomfort.
Three months ago, for example, she accepted a new role coming from a financing role. Now, I do the chief of staff, which is related to planning internal events and thinking about our operations. It is under a completely new group of leaders and seeing a side of the work that I have not touched yet.
I felt very uncomfortable, and it was very great – thanks to my father.
