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> UK is a country that pays very low wages Am told "Talent on tap, not on top" is a British expression, not American.
by dxbydt 4y ago
> UK is a country that pays very low wages
Am told "Talent on tap, not on top" is a British expression, not American.
- Moissanite 4y agoI also wonder if we are too caught between US and European attitudes to career progression. I perceive people in the US doing better by being talented, but mostly by being able to sell themselves; the more shameless the better. Meanwhile in Europe the perception seems to be "age before beauty", i.e. you get promoted mostly through long tenure, the old fashioned way. In the UK, these two factors come together to create a downward, spiteful pressure on anyone getting too big for their boots - unless they bluster straight past it via nepotism or good old fashioned public school overconfidence.
- elcritch 4y ago> In the UK, these two factors come together And here I thought America had the lead on combining the worst parts of different systems! As in Wall Street loves privatizing profits while socializing risk like happened with the sub-prime fiasco. But the Brit’s applying the strategy to the social strata is next level. Seems us and the Brit’s really do share a common cultural heritage. Well we still got bigger hats. ;)
- pyuser583 4y ago“Scientists should be on tap, not on top” has been widespread in the US since it was coined. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/01/26/expert/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/01/26/expert/