Comment by IshKebab
4 months ago
I've also found a lot of this stuff is due to naysayers telling people that things can't be fixed (because really they don't want to bother). You need a strong leader to say "no it can and we will".
4 months ago
I've also found a lot of this stuff is due to naysayers telling people that things can't be fixed (because really they don't want to bother). You need a strong leader to say "no it can and we will".
It takes a village. Also to be successful in tech it takes an asshole. No way around it. At some point all successful companies share an overly aggressive visionary. The entire company doesn’t need to be toxic, but the apex does. If you don’t like it, don’t climb the ladder.
I don't think it requires being an arsehole. Just being firm. That doesn't require arseholery.
People will call someone who doesn't bend to the status quo an asshole.
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Skill issue. There are other ways to get those results, but being an asshole is the lowest-hanging, and is nearly free if the people around you don't have the self-respect to walk away.
I disagree. Point to a centibillion+ company that isn’t fronted by a toxic asshole.
Surely there must be some counter examples. Collison brothers at Stripe ?
I guess you never worked at Stripe.
Or the incentive aligned.
This is really what it is.
Not just that, but the strong leader needs to ensure that it can be fixed.
Yelling at a rank-and-file to unfuck some random system, then not giving them any time, resources, or tools to fix it is just being a dictatorial dickhead.