I’ve seen this over and over in corporate environments.
Suit A has a terrible idea but enough fawning bootlickers to get the process moving.
Worker A, an employee, knows this is a terrible idea but doesn’t say anything because they wanna keep their job.
Contractor B, obv a contractor, is there to make money and hopefully turn their stint into something more, so they speak up. And get canned.
What is it about Suits that they can’t listen to literally anyone but their own echo chambers? Oh yeah, they’re angling to jump into a bigger echo chamber. The 1%.
I’m Worker A, and I speak up when I get asked to implement something terrible. Sometimes it works, but usually they don’t care. At least I don’t lose my job over it.
I can’t imagine working in a place where you have to be in fear of speaking the truth. I have never suffered negative consequences at any company I’ve worked at for pointing out why a terrible idea is terrible, but I’ve seen plenty of people who are afraid to speak up. It puzzles me.
Reality is a team sport, to some people. They are right and you are wrong because they are above you. If the guy above them says what you’re saying, they will agree, and immediately tell you what the guy above them said, with literally fucking zero recognition that it’s the same goddamn argument you made yesterday.
In this worldview, it is impossible for someone to simply be wrong. You must be challenging them. You are saying they are in an undeserved position, and you belong above them, because that is what’s necessary for you to be more right.
I’ve seen this over and over in corporate environments.
Suit A has a terrible idea but enough fawning bootlickers to get the process moving.
Worker A, an employee, knows this is a terrible idea but doesn’t say anything because they wanna keep their job.
Contractor B, obv a contractor, is there to make money and hopefully turn their stint into something more, so they speak up. And get canned.
What is it about Suits that they can’t listen to literally anyone but their own echo chambers? Oh yeah, they’re angling to jump into a bigger echo chamber. The 1%.
I’m Worker A, and I speak up when I get asked to implement something terrible. Sometimes it works, but usually they don’t care. At least I don’t lose my job over it.
I can’t imagine working in a place where you have to be in fear of speaking the truth. I have never suffered negative consequences at any company I’ve worked at for pointing out why a terrible idea is terrible, but I’ve seen plenty of people who are afraid to speak up. It puzzles me.
Where I work, doing it won’t end up in being fired, but it would certainly prevent promotions and payrises.
Reality is a team sport, to some people. They are right and you are wrong because they are above you. If the guy above them says what you’re saying, they will agree, and immediately tell you what the guy above them said, with literally fucking zero recognition that it’s the same goddamn argument you made yesterday.
In this worldview, it is impossible for someone to simply be wrong. You must be challenging them. You are saying they are in an undeserved position, and you belong above them, because that is what’s necessary for you to be more right.