Aldric Chen

An Ex-Colleague [I Hate] Asked Me for a Job Recommendation. I Find Him Unbelievable. Why did he? And why would I? Press enter or click to view image in full size Some people can be wonderfully delusional, I guess. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash It was a text I did not expect. I was on my way to a client’s office after lunch. A text bomb hit me as I was scrolling on my phone. It was from Robert. The text was a career SOS. “Hey man, it has been such a long while. Shall we catch up over beer?

My Senior Manager Slogged Hard to Bag $1 Million Before Age 45. Then, Life Happened. You can climb slowly. You can plunge rapidly. That’s life. Press enter or click to view image in full size Up, down… up, down. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Her name is Suning. She was one of the senior managers I worked with as a junior analyst. Everyone told me I was in luck because Suning is highly experienced. And I would learn a lot. I did. And fortunately for me, we hit it off.

I Used to Think My Boss, Angel, Was [too] Quiet. Turns Out, I Was Exhausting Myself. Press enter or click to view image in full size A quiet senior executive? She is beyond productive. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash The first time I met Angel, I thought something was wrong. Not wrong with Angel. Wrong with the situation. This was my new boss. She was the Regional Sales Director for APAC. I was the Senior Manager for Sales in APAC, ready to prove my worth.