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In the army they call that behaviour 'the grey man'; trying to stay out of the upper and lower quartiles to avoid (1) being assigned difficult and / or risky ta
by dingaling 11y ago
In the army they call that behaviour 'the grey man'; trying to stay out of the upper and lower quartiles to avoid (1) being assigned difficult and / or risky tasks due to competence and (2) being assigned punishment tasks due to incompetence.
Usually grey-manning involves trying to do things just well enough to be signed-off, but not quickly enough to be commended and noted.
- antihero 11y agoBasically being "too normal". I guess the lesson is to just be yourself and try not to piss anyone off.
- logfromblammo 11y agoThe existence of such a behavior seems a clear indicator that the organization surrounding it punishes excellence--or at the very least, does not reward it in any meaningful way.