u/southern_pancake_guy

I’m in my early 30s and had tons of moles my whole life. The majority of them are congenital, but I still get a new one occasionally.

About 1.5 years ago, I noticed a new mole on my chest. I scheduled an appointment with my dermatologist and he looked at it under a dermatoscope and said it looked fine. I came back in 6 months later and he checked again, still said it looks fine. Then I came in about a year later (a few weeks ago) and he said it still looks okay under the scope.

I feel like this mole has grown slightly over the year, but don’t have any photos to prove it. Would a dermatologist with 25+ years of experience be able to tell if it’s cancer after seeing it multiple times? Would there be a difference visible under the scope if it turned into melanoma?

I’m in my early 30s and had tons of moles my whole life. The majority of them are congenital, but I still get a new one occasionally.

About 1.5 years ago, I noticed a new mole on my chest. I scheduled an appointment with my dermatologist and he looked at it under a dermatoscope and said it looked fine. I came back in 6 months later and he checked again, still said it looks fine. Then I came in about a year later (a few weeks ago) and he said it still looks okay under the scope.

I feel like this mole has grown slightly over the year, but don’t have any photos to prove it. Would a dermatologist with 25+ years of experience be able to tell if it’s cancer after seeing it multiple times? Would there be a difference visible under the scope if it turned into melanoma?

For originators in the renewable power and energy storage development space, what do your typical job responsibilities and growth opportunities look like?

I’m currently working in a more junior-oriented role and questioning what the next step in my career looks like.

I’m a senior individual contributor working at a growing company. I’m generally well liked by my boss and team and have received spot bonuses, good reviews, etc. My boss has let me know they’re prepping me to move up into people management.

However, over the past 3-4 months, I’ve been getting mixed feedback: when I ask for feedback on a decision, have them check work, they say things like “try to work more independently”, “think higher level”, “you should handle these, I need to focus on the bigger picture” but when I make judgment calls, submit stuff on my own, I get “check in before sending stuff”, “make sure we’re aligned first”, “let me take a look before sending stuff out”.

At this point, I’ve decided to try to be more autonomous. Can anyone share any insight into what’s happening?

Recently started a role as a junior power originator after about 6 years in the middle office. The exposure to trading has been helpful, especially in giving rough supply/hedge pricing or screening for risks.

However, it seems like a lot of the job is just meeting people and going through sales processes (RFPs/RFIs, solicitations, etc).

Can any salesperson from another industry jump into origination? Or does it take industry-specific knowledge

My spouse and I are in our early 30s. We have a total household NW of about $1.3m, $1.2m of which is in 401ks/IRA/taxable brokerage accounts. Our HHI varies but is usually in the $300-350k range in MCOL.

We own a cheap house with a small amount of equity (~$40k) which I don’t think we’ll keep forever. I think we can keep our annual expenses to $60k per year in today’s dollars. How much longer do we need to keep grinding?

I’ve been working in a high-growth mid-size startup (~130-180 people) for the past couple of years as an IC manager reporting to an executive-level manager. My vertical is relatively lean, but since we’re part of sales/revenue for the company, we have high visibility.

I’ve gotten a lot of praise and some pay increases, but don’t know how to gauge my long term growth prospects. My manager keeps saying stuff like “we have big plans for you” and “by this time next year, you’ll be much higher than you are now” but keeps hiring people at my level and other managers. Sometimes it feels like a demotion because I have more competition.

How should I take this?