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Thank's for clarifying. I respectfully disagree that deference to the status quo, existing authority structures included, is the only path to "success". I'm no

Thank's for clarifying. I respectfully disagree that deference to the status quo, existing authority structures included, is the only path to "success". I'm not advocating going against the grain for its own sake, but I would happily argue that the process of innovation is itself rooted in a deliberate choice to reject the reality "that exists" in favor of the reality that could or even should exist. Furthermore, I'm not entirely convinced that the "reality" you are describing is in fact aligned with highly productive work environments, especially for creative and technical companies. The companies I have been exposed to the internals of along my path have all valued contribution over conformity, and focus on empowering their employees to contribute more, not nitpicking over decorum.

run4yourlives 13y ago
I don't actually disagree with you at all. What I would say is this: 85% of the time, things are done in a certain way for a reason; people have discovered through experience that a particular method is best. As someone "new" to a situation (regardless of age), deference to the established norms is a requirement for success, namely because you are too ignorant to identify that 15%. I don't care how brilliant you are (or think you are) wisdom often only comes with experience, and experience takes time. Getting back to sweeping generalizations - this is something I think Millennials are particularly poor with. While for most other generations, the ability to think outside of the box is rare and prized, Millennials seem to forget that someone a lot smarter than them established the box in the first place, likely for a very good reason. We establish things like decorum - as mundane and limiting as it may seem to you - because experience has shown that a lack of expected decorum can result in conveying a poor impression where such a conveyance is not intended.

run4yourlives 13y ago

I don't actually disagree with you at all. What I would say is this: 85% of the time, things are done in a certain way for a reason; people have discovered through experience that a particular method is best. As someone "new" to a situation (regardless of age), deference to the established norms is a requirement for success, namely because you are too ignorant to identify that 15%. I don't care how brilliant you are (or think you are) wisdom often only comes with experience, and experience takes time. Getting back to sweeping generalizations - this is something I think Millennials are particularly poor with. While for most other generations, the ability to think outside of the box is rare and prized, Millennials seem to forget that someone a lot smarter than them established the box in the first place, likely for a very good reason. We establish things like decorum - as mundane and limiting as it may seem to you - because experience has shown that a lack of expected decorum can result in conveying a poor impression where such a conveyance is not intended.