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I hate this tone. Geeks want what everybody wants, respect, recognition, autonomy, progression, money. Its just that geeks are more likely to stand up to a man
by UK-AL 14y ago
I hate this tone. Geeks want what everybody wants, respect, recognition, autonomy, progression, money.
Its just that geeks are more likely to stand up to a manager (They respect ideas, and knowledge, not authority)if they don't like the way something is done, rather than be meek. Thus have a reputation for being difficult to control.
- majelix 14y ago> Its just that geeks are more likely to stand up to a manager (They respect ideas, not authority) How much of this is inherit in "geeks" and how much is just because we're lucky enough to be in one of the strongest job markets around? Many people would be ecstatic to have the problem of recruiter spam.
- Lost_BiomedE 14y agoI don't think it is the job market as much as personality types. I saw this consistently in bad markets, too.
- himanshuchanda 14y agoI guess its not about the job market. Geeks are more of creators and artists. They dont bother much of the hierarchies and luckily the hierarchies too dont have an issue because they deliver. Its just that whose in more power. In the factory age it was the sales man. In the tech age its the geek
- victorhn 14y agoI think we all are wired to bother about hierarchies, it's just that among "geeks" the perceived rank has to be more about actual substance and real acomplishment, compared with "normal" hierarchies where the differentiator is about who is the more social, political person even when often the person has no substance nor real acomplishment.
- freework 14y ago"Geeks" are more analytically smart than emotionally smart. They can solve any computer problem, but they create many interpersonal problems. Dennis Rodman is an example of this. He was a brilliant Basketball player, but was a misbehaving douchbag off the court. Linus Torvalds fits this description too. I am kind of this way too. I can solve any problem you give me, but I'm most likely going to piss someone off on my team in the process. But I will get the problem solved. My problem is that I don't really care about other people's feelings. When I'm right, I'm right. If you stand in my way, you can go fuck right off. Managers need to focus on fixing the people problems that geeks create. Passion is a double edged sword. One moment everyone is singing kumbaya, the next moment they are at each other throats. Managers tend to be the opposite of geeks. They are great at emotional intelligence, but not so strong at analytical intelligence.