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I feel like this is a very cynical way of looking at things. I know some excellent people in leadership that have been promoted from lower level management job

I feel like this is a very cynical way of looking at things. I know some excellent people in leadership that have been promoted from lower level management jobs. I’m not sure the career change made them no longer care about people.

bbqfog 2y ago
This is definitely how the capital class views labor. Don’t be fooled, and ignore at your own peril.
- LPisGood 2y ago
  I wouldn’t really consider someone that moved from middle management to upper management/executive leadership to be a part of the “capital class.” Investors, board members, maybe even some CEOs, sure.
  - bbqfog 2y ago
    If they’re upper management, they are tasked with doing the dirty work for capital. That’s their job.
    - LPisGood 2y ago
      That doesn’t mean they don’t care though. Now this could come from spending time at a company where the executives were only ~3 levels of indirection from devs.
      - bbqfog 2y ago
        They would lay you off in the blink of an eye or be instantly fired. “Caring” doesn’t really come into play.
int_19h 2y ago
It's not that the career change makes them not care about people. It's that it's practically impossible to get into upper management without eating others. People who don't embrace their sociopathic tendencies don't make it - they get out-competed by those who do. The very occasional exception just proves the rule, and usually doesn't last in any case because once they get to that point, they still have to compete to remain there.