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Ouch? In todays economy that kind of title inflation can get you places. You might run everything you touch into the ground, but hey who cares?
by hatware 4y ago
Ouch? In todays economy that kind of title inflation can get you places. You might run everything you touch into the ground, but hey who cares?
- robotnikman 4y agoSometimes I wish I had the shamelessness some people have, it seems to be a great way to advance your career.
- corrral 4y agoI wish I could figure out the secret handshake that gets you hired to one prominent, presumably high-paid, spitballin' and chattin' and "idea person" role after another, despite a track record of apparent mediocrity in actual results. Seems like it'd be really fun and—plainly—not very hard work.
- hatware 4y agoAt that level I think it's just more sales than substance. Many people are great salespeople without realizing it, I think this contributes to the phenomenon of failing upward.
- jldugger 4y ago> You might run everything you touch into the ground, but hey who cares? In a more perfect world, when this resume hits the hiring committee's desk, they read it and think "this leadership role is too important to fill with someone who's never managed a downturn."