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make those with power like you and rewards will flow relation to company profitability is optional and often times counterproductive
by throwaway98797 2y ago
make those with power like you and rewards will flow
relation to company profitability is optional and often times counterproductive
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y agoBasically, yes. You still should be able to make easy for those in power to argue that you 'deserve' it, but the dynamic is impossible to deny.
- dclowd9901 2y agoYep, this. Being aligned with an influential and well-liked manager is probably the biggest indicator of your overall career trajectory at a company.
- supportengineer 2y agoIn my career experience, this type of successful and well-liked manager is likely to jump ship for a better offer.
- shalmanese 2y agoOK, but the people who keep on harping on this never seem to mention that the boss "liking you" is not about you cracking jokes and bringing in muffins on Thursday. It's about you being low drama and helping them achieve their KPIs in a way that helps them get promoted so they can bring you along with them. It's the guy/gal who you know needs to be informed that the feature they've been painstakingly working on for the last 2 months is scrapped due to a strategic realignment and now they're tasked on working on some non-revenue bullshit to win a turf war and their response is a shrug and brainstorming of how do we play this rather than getting all up in their feelings and require emotional babysitting for the next 2 months.
- thevillagechief 2y agoThank you. I tend to be clueless on office politics, and this is actually a really helpful reminder.
- stogot 2y agoGee, you said what I’ve been thinking for years.
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- pc86 2y agoI can't think of a scenario where it's directly counterproductive, at least not to the point where its counterproductivity overshadows the degree to which the people who make decisions like you.