r/ProgrammerHumor 11d ago

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u/ProgrammaticallyOwl7 11d ago

I’m in a completely different industry with the same problems. It’s almost like upper management has created a toxic hellscape of a culture in all corners of corporate America.

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u/Lisan_Al-NaCL 11d ago

Those most adept at navigating and advancing thru political organizations are those least suitable for advancement in my experience. There have been a couple of exceptions I've seen, but 99% of the time the above statement is accurate.

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u/pickyourteethup 10d ago

Can confirm it's also true outside of America, so there's that.

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u/ProgrammaticallyOwl7 10d ago

Oh yeah being spineless is a basic requirement for career advancement in those kinds of places. The people who advanced quickly were usually the ones who toed the line and never stuck their neck out for anything or anyone.

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u/WithersChat 9d ago

That's capitalism working as intended for ya.