An unusual career story in RE
Hi to all, really enjoying the forum and everyone's contributions.
Thought to tell you my personal unusual career story.
I am a hospitality management dropout.
Practically I hold no degree at all at any field.
Got involved with an F&B entrainment business owned by a guy who has his own boutique development and PERE firm. He is a big gun and old enough to know his business extremely well.
After a year working for the F&B business as a manager there somehow I made my way into the development - PERE part of his company.
And this is where everything started. It was at this point that I realised how little I know about the business world in General.
To give you some context I am 27 years old coming from a quite poor and non business related family.
Fast forward the last 4 years of my life I constantly work 80 hour weeks to support the firm that gave me a chance to get involved in a Field that limited to non can join with my level of education.
From property management to project managing certain parts of the business to assistant development manager etc. Etc. I have done everything you can imagine from the worst and most small tasks to participating in big meetings with government officials, bank CEOs etc.
I earned the trust and confidence of the team and management by being honest, working extremely hard and upscaling the business in every way I could.
1 month ago I was announced that I will be promoted to partner. My salary doubled and my bonuses tripled.
And this where everything begins. Since then I am extremely concerned about my lack of skills. You know the expression everyone gets promoted up to their level of incompetence.
My journey so far has been amazing and extremely hard and had to sacrifice almost everything in my life including my health at some points.
Now that I have reached to a certain level I am afraid that this journey will stop and that I will not make it further.
I know my worth and my qualities that brought me up to here but unfortunately it seems Like I have lost my motivation and consistency.
Maybe I have burned out but this is not an excuse I suppose.
Any tips and suggestions from the real monkeys here because as you can tell I haven't been around the block yet.
Thanks for your time reading this
Huge news! Take it and run. You got to this point for a reason, the sky is the limit for your personal and professional growth. Certainly take care of your physical and mental health along the way, but by the sound of it, you're going to (and already have) done great things for that organization.
Cheers
congrats
I can't tell if you are a light weight or looking for a way to brag that you are 27 and made partner.
Take a 2 week vacation then get back to work and own the new role.
Sounds like you deserve the vacation and could use the time to recharge.
Is it as easy as taking a two week vacation? Is this a strategy you have employed throughout your career?
It is not easy and it is not a strategy. It is a constructive suggestion after examining the information provided, not based on some "career strategy".
Thank you for contributing with the irrelevant line of questioning that has no relationship to the convo or anything that could possibly be constructive.
Thank you for replying guys.
Just to give you some context my cock is averaged size and semi-functioning from too much stress 🤣🤣
Furthermore the business is really small. And we are not on the USA or London. We are located and executing in an east European - Mediterranean country ( won't say exactly which because we live in a small world)
So don't think that I am trying to flex or anything. On any seriously sized firm I would propably making coffees and photocopies.
It's more about being on the right place at the right time and grabbing the opportunity rather than having ivy league skills.
Plus given the economics of the country my salary and bonus are way lower than an intern in the US. On the other side for the country I live in they are considered big money. So i don't really complain.
Fast forward I think I totally agree withe the comments above. I need to get some rest and try to switch off. Then return to my duties and grab the position by the balls as I did before with my previous roles. Learn as I move forward. Make a tone of mistakes, learn from them and try to survive until the next big thing comes.
Couple things come to mind that would impact the advice I’d give:
#1 Peter Principle: by being promoted to partner, how much does your role change? Is it accentuating your weaknesses or building on your strengths? Does your company have an up-or-out culture or could you be slotted into a role that allows you to grow at your own pace (or not at all)?
#2 how open you are: you say you might be losing your passion and motivation. To the founder you worked for or your immediate boss, is this passion something they noticed in you? Could your boss tell you’ve lost the passion or are losing the passion. In their minds, they will think of you as “not the same” and instead of trying to reignite your passion, they will find it easier to replace you. Has the company changed while you were there? Team and business grown? Do you feel part of the old guard, the folks who rose up in an earlier life of the company and helped build it - but you know for a fact that “you wouldn’t be hired today.” Sometimes the old guard is taken care of and protected. Other times, they are kicked to the curb.
#3 how you think about yourself: while you owe your start to the Company and founder, that gratitude might never leave your psyche. But you also got to where you are with John Wick like traits: focus, commitment and sheer f-ing will. This is the most important thing to think about because most people work for multiple employers in their career because of some reasons. You’re going to have to get out of your current thought process (“I’m not good enough”). If not having a college degree is leading to insecurities, then you know what to work on in your spare time. Ultimately, the “air gets thin” in the upper ranks. And you’ll get exposed since you will be high profile internally and externally. You will even more need to think of yourself as your own business. You will be evaluated by the value bring. Better start adapting your mindset about yourself. Internal brokerage - you are selling yourself internal to the company.
Who cares bro? RE is so dry. I hate it so much
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