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> Embarrassed because it's hard to understand how they couldn't be more ambitious at work. Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I'm poopin' on compan
by giantrobot 5y ago
> Embarrassed because it's hard to understand how they couldn't be more ambitious at work.
Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I'm poopin' on company time.
Most companies don't meaningfully incentivize ambition. At most companies, even tech companies, if you save them a million dollars you'll be lucky to get a used Red Lobster gift card. If companies want ambition they should incentivize it rather than only rewarding the corporate ladder climbing sociopaths.
- tayo42 5y agoI worked on a project that saved 8mil and got a pat on the back. I basically paid for my self for the next few years to do nothing. Also for a lot of companies millions isn't a lot when profits,expenses,revenue are near billions. I don't really worry about cost savings anymore, the numbers are so huge all around, individual impact is always almost a rounding error.
- datavirtue 5y agoMy first project at GE was working with an engineer who was trying to classify the degradation rate on a bunch of used engine parts to free up warehouse space--saving the company $20MM. She told me none of it matters (after working on it for years) when management had just written off $16B for Baker Hughes (a lemon of a company they purchased that had to be sold off for pennies). It was a prelude to a string of even more meaningless work.