There is very little benefit in doing overtime.

⏳ During overtime:

• Productivity is poor.

• Decisions can easily lead to mistakes.

• Code quality is low.

Instead, focus on how to improve productivity in the regular working hours. Overtime is never a good solution to anything.

When I was a senior developer, I kept reminding my manager that I wanted to move into management.

Every time I brought this up, he would say no, but he took note and explained what I needed to do to get there. Then I made improvement.

A year later, He introduced an opportunity to me, and I successfully transitioned into a management role.

Don’t be afraid of rejection—it’s part of managing up. Keep going.