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Sometimes I think this is a victim of the "invented here syndrome". I don't know why it is, but many, many people seem to have absolutely no respect for their

Sometimes I think this is a victim of the "invented here syndrome". I don't know why it is, but many, many people seem to have absolutely no respect for their coworkers. If you bring up an issue (of any kind), it's often treated with suspicion before people even understand what it is. But if the issue is generated by "an authority", suddenly it's a massive problem -- again even before people understand what it is. I've found this also happens for good things. "I've found this amazing thing that will save us millions of $". "It'll never work and as soon as I understand what you are talking about, I'll tell you why". What's absolutely horrible about this is that I've caught myself having the same attitude! I've been trying to stop myself from doing it, but man is it difficult. The default, "My coworkers are brilliant" point of view is just so contrary to my cultural upbringing ;-)

ascar 7y ago
>The default, "My coworkers are brilliant" point of view is just so contrary to my cultural upbringing ;-) It's not just cultural upbringing. It's difficult to really realize that the intelligence/competency distribution at work is vastly different than in the rest of your life and all those years before work. Especially if you work for a highly selective employer in a high-skill job market. We learn from experience afterall and encounter a lot of incompetency throughout life. We also tend to weight negate experiences much higher than expected ones. I still catch myself being happy and surprised, if I encounter someone competent and usually expect incompetency. It's rude and on average probably wrong, but trained from experience.
ricardobeat 7y ago
> It'll never work and as soon as I understand what you are talking about, I'll tell you why This hits so close to home. And yes, it requires a lot of mental energy to avoid falling for the same trap.
fphhotchips 7y ago
This right here is why management consultants exist.

ascar 7y ago

>The default, "My coworkers are brilliant" point of view is just so contrary to my cultural upbringing ;-) It's not just cultural upbringing. It's difficult to really realize that the intelligence/competency distribution at work is vastly different than in the rest of your life and all those years before work. Especially if you work for a highly selective employer in a high-skill job market. We learn from experience afterall and encounter a lot of incompetency throughout life. We also tend to weight negate experiences much higher than expected ones. I still catch myself being happy and surprised, if I encounter someone competent and usually expect incompetency. It's rude and on average probably wrong, but trained from experience.

ricardobeat 7y ago

> It'll never work and as soon as I understand what you are talking about, I'll tell you why This hits so close to home. And yes, it requires a lot of mental energy to avoid falling for the same trap.

fphhotchips 7y ago

This right here is why management consultants exist.