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They don't teach "pointed haired boss 101" in school. It's great that you are smart, and know this stuff now. But most people have to go through the hard lesson

They don't teach "pointed haired boss 101" in school. It's great that you are smart, and know this stuff now. But most people have to go through the hard lessons of having their good will and faith be abused by bad-faith actors.

VRay 5y ago
They should, though.. I had one profess with real world experience who tried to explain this stuff, and the other dozen or so were lifelong academics who didn’t know anything about reality. Really wish I’d listened to the one more..
zenithd 5y ago
Places like HN and Reddit (or /. back in the day) are fantastic resources for learning "pointed haired boss 101".
- ikiris 5y ago
  Yep, bad faith actors and useful idiots are 80% of the commenters.
  - throwaway1492 5y ago
    I've been a "bad faith actor" and I will again if I have the chance. As a development manager I have taken credit for the work of others and exploited multiple companies for my own gain. I personally believe it's foolish to not play the game for ones own benefit.
    - denton-scratch 5y ago
      I appreciate your cynicism/realism, and I don't think you should be voted-down for telling it like it is. I don't like the idea of taking credit for the work of your staff; but if your team (run by you) gets credit for a job of work, some of that should absolutely be rubbing off on you. I've always had better things to do than scheming and game-playing. "Life" is about playing games for one's own benefit; I managed fine, without knocking too many other people down. But some people treat Life as zero-sum. That's fine too - but watch as other people steer clear of you.
HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
They do, actually, but you have to seek those courses out yourself. Problem is that most engineers don't realize that Psychology and Organizational Behavior are important to learn until it's too late. And yeah, I'm one of those who had to play catch up later and learn all that stuff the hard(er) way.

VRay 5y ago

They should, though.. I had one profess with real world experience who tried to explain this stuff, and the other dozen or so were lifelong academics who didn’t know anything about reality. Really wish I’d listened to the one more..

zenithd 5y ago

Places like HN and Reddit (or /. back in the day) are fantastic resources for learning "pointed haired boss 101".

ikiris 5y ago
Yep, bad faith actors and useful idiots are 80% of the commenters.
- throwaway1492 5y ago
  I've been a "bad faith actor" and I will again if I have the chance. As a development manager I have taken credit for the work of others and exploited multiple companies for my own gain. I personally believe it's foolish to not play the game for ones own benefit.
  - denton-scratch 5y ago
    I appreciate your cynicism/realism, and I don't think you should be voted-down for telling it like it is. I don't like the idea of taking credit for the work of your staff; but if your team (run by you) gets credit for a job of work, some of that should absolutely be rubbing off on you. I've always had better things to do than scheming and game-playing. "Life" is about playing games for one's own benefit; I managed fine, without knocking too many other people down. But some people treat Life as zero-sum. That's fine too - but watch as other people steer clear of you.

HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago

They do, actually, but you have to seek those courses out yourself. Problem is that most engineers don't realize that Psychology and Organizational Behavior are important to learn until it's too late. And yeah, I'm one of those who had to play catch up later and learn all that stuff the hard(er) way.