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Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely differ

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?

sergiotapia 5mo ago
History belongs to the people who show up.
- gensym 5mo ago
  Unfortunately, right now, it seems like history belongs to the people who bullshit.
  - z3c0 5mo ago
    Well, bullshit tends to be more bullish, and it's not the bears keeping money on the table.
    - godelski 5mo ago
      I'm not convinced. To me it looks like the bulls are throwing money and priding themselves on the bits that land back on it (or come from the next table over). It looks very chaotic and wasteful to me
ryandrake 5mo ago
Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.
- M3L0NM4N 5mo ago
  Experience is probably (at least should be) the differentiating factor.
  - Foobar8568 5mo ago
    Network and social status is more important than your experiences. And media loves outliers or bullshitting on the self made part.
- RaftPeople 5mo ago
  > Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. I'm not so sure about that. When I do a thought exercise and put myself in our CEO's shoes, I think "ok, which decisions do I need to make today to keep the company thriving in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years?" For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't see where it's going.
  - frakt0x90 5mo ago
    You would also have a whole team of consultants, advisors, lawyers, and VP+ people specializing in each area telling you what the problems and possibilities are if you actually had that job. They're not operating in a vaccuum.
  - InsideOutSanta 5mo ago
    The fact that you thought to consider the next 3, 5, or 10 years already makes you a better CEO than most CEOs that I personally know.
    - malfist 5mo ago
      Next quarter earnings call is the only thing that's important. Hollow out everything for that goal. My bonus depends on it.
  - hacker161 5mo ago
bee_rider 5mo ago
You might not have the right core incompetence here. Like could you have honestly (from your point of view) reported that you had a Bruno Mars collaboration? You might have double checked.
jacquesm 5mo ago
Only if you're comfortable with fraud.
duxup 5mo ago
I've certainly worked places where people pulled that stunt and then got moved into ... management. I noped out of those places fast.

sergiotapia 5mo ago

History belongs to the people who show up.

gensym 5mo ago
Unfortunately, right now, it seems like history belongs to the people who bullshit.
- z3c0 5mo ago
  Well, bullshit tends to be more bullish, and it's not the bears keeping money on the table.
  - godelski 5mo ago
    I'm not convinced. To me it looks like the bulls are throwing money and priding themselves on the bits that land back on it (or come from the next table over). It looks very chaotic and wasteful to me

ryandrake 5mo ago

Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.

M3L0NM4N 5mo ago
Experience is probably (at least should be) the differentiating factor.
- Foobar8568 5mo ago
  Network and social status is more important than your experiences. And media loves outliers or bullshitting on the self made part.
RaftPeople 5mo ago
> Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. I'm not so sure about that. When I do a thought exercise and put myself in our CEO's shoes, I think "ok, which decisions do I need to make today to keep the company thriving in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years?" For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't see where it's going.
- frakt0x90 5mo ago
  You would also have a whole team of consultants, advisors, lawyers, and VP+ people specializing in each area telling you what the problems and possibilities are if you actually had that job. They're not operating in a vaccuum.
- InsideOutSanta 5mo ago
  The fact that you thought to consider the next 3, 5, or 10 years already makes you a better CEO than most CEOs that I personally know.
  - malfist 5mo ago
    Next quarter earnings call is the only thing that's important. Hollow out everything for that goal. My bonus depends on it.
- hacker161 5mo ago

bee_rider 5mo ago

You might not have the right core incompetence here. Like could you have honestly (from your point of view) reported that you had a Bruno Mars collaboration? You might have double checked.

jacquesm 5mo ago

Only if you're comfortable with fraud.

duxup 5mo ago

I've certainly worked places where people pulled that stunt and then got moved into ... management. I noped out of those places fast.