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> I can't wait for Janine "fun yoga zoom class" to become "mandatory" when said Janine becomes manager of her team and people notice that she has a privileged r
by tombert 4y ago
> I can't wait for Janine "fun yoga zoom class" to become "mandatory" when said Janine becomes manager of her team and people notice that she has a privileged relationship with people who participate
Not exactly the same, but at a previous job at a fairly small company (~25 people in total) the CTO smoked, and there would be "smoke breaks" where all the smokers would spend 15 minutes, smoke a cigarette and talk. I didn't (and don't) smoke, but it was a little frustrating to see the people who smoked seemed to consistently get promotions and special privileges, I think largely due to more personal time with the CTO.
I'm pretty convinced that at least two of my coworkers noticed this and started smoking specifically because they thought it might help their careers, and in their mind the smoke breaks weren't "optional" if they wanted to progress.
That company went belly up about a year after I got there, so I'm glad I never partook, but it was certainly tempting sometimes.
- ryandrake 4y agoI've seen this happen with other activities, too. Drinking in a bar where you know the VP will be present. Wednesday Strip club lunch. I once worked at a place with "Bring Your Gun To Work day" where we'd go to a firing range with the boss over lunchtime. Even things as innocent as Sportsball chat. I once did some basic learning about the Warriors because a boss's boss was a basketball fan. I didn't even know the rules of basketball and had to Google who the local team was. Optional activities that get you face-time with the boss are not really optional.