What I Learned from Surviving a Coaching Plan in Silicon Valley
<p>So… Where do I begin?</p>
<p>A couple of years ago, I was this young and passionate data engineer working at a Fortune 500 retail company in the Midwest US. My manager trusted me with the most innovative projects that other senior engineers couldn’t deliver. I got promoted to Senior only after one year. I was proud of my work and I felt I could conquer anything.</p>
<p>But still, I believed I wasn’t challenged enough at work. I wanted more.</p>
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<p>“You should come to the Bay Area! This is the center of the universe!”</p>
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<p>After a friend of mine repeatedly tried to sell me a brighter future in Silicon Valley, I decided to make a move. I got a job offer that was two times my salary at the time. Oh man, I was so excited about what was ahead of me.</p>
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<p>Six months after I started at my shiny new job in Silicon Valley, I got put on a coaching plan.</p>
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<p>Womp womp.</p>
<p>You must be wondering… “What went wrong, Xinran?”</p>
<p>How did I fall from “awesome” to “awful” so quickly?</p>
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