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I'm not 100% convinced that "cultural fit" at its core isn't just another way of saying: "angsty college grads who haven't fully learned how to accept themselv
by unexaminedlife 7y ago
I'm not 100% convinced that "cultural fit" at its core isn't just another way of saying:
"angsty college grads who haven't fully learned how to accept themselves as individuals think talking to {{other demographic|old people, microsoft engineer, perl programmer, etc...}} is gross".
Or something along those lines (feel free to fill in your favorite flavor above).
In my experience there is almost zero NEED for my co-workers to resemble anything I like or enjoy. I can't say that I would PREFER this, but if my team consisted of a bunch of racist / bigoted purple martians, as long as our work days were 100% focused on our work, and my co-workers were all capable, dedicated, and good communicators, then what's the problem?
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- unexaminedlife 7y agoIt seems this post wasn't that well received, so let me just go ahead and mention as a follow-up that I was once an "angsty college grad" myself. There was a time I contemplated and almost convinced myself that there might be something to this "cultural fit" thing. But then I experienced the work force for an extended period only to realize my preconceived notions of what it takes to be successful in business has almost nothing to do with personal traits. In probably every way I've ever thought about / experienced it, successful businesses are built by people whose workplace behaviors are composed of UNIVERSAL traits. So, it follows that, for someone to say you're not a "cultural fit" more or less means you don't have what it takes to truly be successful no matter who hires you.