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I'm sorry, but do you know anything about my work as a coder besides that I work 30 hours a week? I bet you, if you were to ask my boss if I've proven a valuab

• notyourday 9y ago
  > I bet you, if you were to ask my boss if I've proven a valuable asset to the company he would sing you a song of praise for my work. Because you work for him and he does not work for you. People rise to one level above their competency. You are a worker-bee. He is a queen. Him singing praises for your work is irrelevant. The only metric that is relevant in this discussion is who is the boss.
  • taysic 9y ago
    What does your comment have to do with OP's boss being willing to give him responsibilities beyond just being a coder - despite being rude?
    • notyourday 9y ago
      OP's position is: "I'm valuable, just ask my boss. He sings praises for me" It is a very naive position that needs to be eradicated If it is not, then "take 50% off your salary and be happy about it" would be a norm. In our society money and power are proxy for the value. People get promoted to one level above their competency because at the top level of their performance they do well which means that they are promoted one layer higher. That's the last promotion they get.
      • jnordwick 9y ago
        I always found the Peter Principal very interesting even if not entirely compelling. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle