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So, his strategy basically boils down to "My way or the highway". Well buddy, not all managers are spineless like the ones you have in that startup and if you
by notNow 11y ago
So, his strategy basically boils down to "My way or the highway".
Well buddy, not all managers are spineless like the ones you have in that startup and if you tried to pull this trick on them and to strongarm them into submission, they'd kick you out the door in a heartbeat esp. when you're a lousy junior dev who's learning on the job according to your statement.
I've been very critic of employers and business owners when they describe that some employees have a mercenary attitude when it comes to the workplace and I'd always feel offended by that but when you read an account like this where certain jerks boast about their ability to bluff people and fleece them of their money in that disgusting manner, you come to realize that they might have a valid reason behind their worries and reservations.
- Kalium 11y agoFrom what he's said, it's less that the managers were spineless and more that he made himself very valuable. Personally, I don't see a problem with a mercenary attitude. It's simple, it's clear, and you always know where you stand with a mercenary. It's easy to work with, if you're willing to meet them on their terms. It brings the clarity of a transaction to what is ultimately a transaction anyway.
- notNow 11y agoNothing wrong with putting you and your family or loved ones first and foremost before anything and I don't believe in loyalty for the company either esp. when it's a one way street where the employee is expected to fawn and suck up to his superiors to show his love and loyalty for the company to get ahead but to adopt a mercenary attitude at the expense of everything else no matter what is very questionable ethically and harmful to the morale of the company or the culture esp. when the place becomes full of those egomaniacs and ruthless selfish individuals.
- Kalium 11y agoBeing mercenary is not even slightly the same as being an egomaniac. Or even being ruthless or selfish. Why are you conflating a series of different traits into one?
- notNow 11y agoWhat attributes or traits do you ascribe to these people who only care about themselves and want to have things their way at the expense of the team, the organization and everything else?
- Kalium 11y agoThe common definition of being mercenary is not the same as wanting to have only your way at the expense of the team, the organization, and everything else. You may be operating under a different understanding. How do you define being mercenary?