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> I can’t stand the ego trips, wars of attrition, power struggles, insecurities and of course the wrong system of incentives that pits people against each other
by st1x7 6y ago
> I can’t stand the ego trips, wars of attrition, power struggles, insecurities and of course the wrong system of incentives that pits people against each other.
Have you experienced this across a number of different companies? If you have, it's more likely that the problem is with you. If you haven't, consider changing jobs.
I've worked for a handful of employers and I've never experienced what you're describing. Not sure how much of that is because I've been lucky to land on good companies/teams, or I just have a personality that isn't affected by these kinds of things.
- jdmoreira 6y agoYou probably have a totally different personality than op. Not sure if you read this popular piece from last week https://defmacro.substack.com/p/how-to-get-promoted https://defmacro.substack.com/p/how-to-get-promoted but seems like op is in a similar mindset, especially regarding the forest metaphor in the article.
- runawaybottle 6y agoYour argument could be applied to you just as easy. If you don’t notice it, you could be the cause as well. To the OPs original lamentation, ego clashes are pretty much part of adult life. The solution to it is maturity, and maturity is fundamentally your ability to get the fuck over it and handle your responsibilities. With that said, I understand that it’s not easy.
- st1x7 6y ago> If you don’t notice it, you could be the cause as well. Right, I tried to point that out in my last sentence. Not sure if it's me or the environment.