Jon WorthJan 26

How do I overcome my railway Groucho Marx problem? 🤔

It's not “I Don’t Want to Belong to Any Club That Will Accept Me as a Member” but “Why would any company in the railway sector consider me to work for them, as there’s nothing I know they don’t know already”

But I do need to find paid work, somehow. Question is how and for whom?

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How do I overcome my railway Groucho Marx problem?

"I Don’t Want to Belong to Any Club That Will Accept Me as a Member" Groucho Marx is supposed to have said. And I have come to the view that I am facing something similar in my railway work. "Why would any company in the railway sector consider me to [...]

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Show threadBruno GirinJan 26

@jon
It sounds to me like you would be a great Product Manager for a railway company. They wouldn't hire you for your knowledge, they would hire you for your ability to collect knowledge from a number of specialist sources, understand it and its limitations and come up with a strategy to deliver a solution.

Your projects perfectly show your ability to do this.

I do exactly this in my day job, albeit in a different domain, if you want to have a chat about it.

Show threadJon WorthJan 26
@brunogirin My partner is a product owner in the IT department of a healthcare firm. So I know what it entails, largely 🙂 And yes, I could probably do it for a railway company, but there's no way I can demonstrate I know how to do it currently as I do not have a qualification to show I can!
Show threadNils Pickert đźš‚Jan 26
@jon @brunogirin your posts here and your blog are a quite convincing demonstration...
Show threadBruno GirinJan 26
@nilspickert @jon
Yes, that's what I was going to say: do you need a qualification when your posts demonstrate your skills?
Show threadJon Worth
@brunogirin @nilspickert If I were in the UK still, perhaps not. In Germany or anywhere in continental Europe I am not so sure.
Jan 26 at 1:11pmWeb
Show threadHraban (fiëé visuëlle)Jan 26

@jon

In Germany, you need certificates and degrees to get hired at big companies or in public administration. You don’t need any qualification to get hired as a consultant.
I don’t know what you need, besides being best mates with someone in power. A big mouth probably helps, a critical blog less…
(Sorry…)

@brunogirin @nilspickert

Show threadJon WorthJan 26
@fiee Right, that is exactly it. I am not sure having a proven record of putting my finger where it hurts opens doors as a consultant! @brunogirin @nilspickert