Many folks are rightly pointing out that the picture of the company painted in this article sounds pretty toxic. I want to mention one point about confidence or

Many folks are rightly pointing out that the picture of the company painted in this article sounds pretty toxic. I want to mention one point about confidence or as Kevin calls it swagger. Confidence, let's you say I'm valuable enough that I can find another job. It gives you negotiation leverage. Confidence empowers you to write to the CEO and say things like: It is beginning to look like my expertise and skills are no longer valued here. As a result, I started looking around and I have an offer from another company where I feel like I can better contribute. Confidence changes things so that you are never really trapped at at toxic company.