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That Gervais Principle series, and the Company Hierarchy chart that opens it, was one of the first things that came to mind when I read this article. My takeaw
by klenwell 6y ago
That Gervais Principle series, and the Company Hierarchy chart that opens it, was one of the first things that came to mind when I read this article.
My takeaway from the Gervais Principle: the only way to win, if you're not a sociopath, is to be a loser.
I've made my peace with that fact.
Or, well, a little more positively: just try to avoid the whole corporate rat race all together. But it often has a way of finding you as this great HN comment, which was actually the first thing that came to mind, explains:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18003253 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18003253
- dogman144 6y agoGreat read, I've been digging into it the last two hours. It was analysis I figured was out there but had trouble finding. Perhaps I'm a Jim-like reluctant sociopath s/
- botzi2001 6y agoI just realized that the author of the comment you point to is also the author of the FA. Wanted to point it out to others.
- klenwell 6y agoInteresting. I didn't make the connection. Or, well, I guess I did.