jay a morgan — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:46:13 GMT

How about you include the perspective of people who work in large companies, who are not in agencies or working as consultants? We don’t set our rates, per se, but we do set the tone for how well management and business leaders accept IA work.

What I did to get a raise, promotion, better job:
- Stand up for UX methods when the business teams challenge them, question them, and attempt to undercut the validity and relevance of your work
- Tell them what you’re going to deliver, deliver it, be proud of it
- Document how UX methods (or your work) saved or made the business money in the past
- Don’t complain, just work
- Earn respect by being there whether the going is bad or good

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