In Tech there is the constant pivoting of direction that feels like progress but often it’s posturing. Each pivot creates a new half completed system that a leader can declare victory and receive a promotion. The mess is left for the boots on the ground to deal with.
Behind the scenes informal lines of communication between ICs often actually get the work done.
"The strangest part: everyone knows. When you get people alone, after work, maybe after they've had time to decompress, they'll admit it. Their job is basically elaborate performance art. They're professional email forwards."
Perception increases value in many companies. Some people's job is just to add a nice coat of paint to the corporate machine, to make it look more attractive from the outside.
I've never had or wanted this kind of job. The people that do should consider themselves lucky.
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Perception increases value in many companies. Some people's job is just to add a nice coat of paint to the corporate machine, to make it look more attractive from the outside.
I've never had or wanted this kind of job. The people that do should consider themselves lucky.