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Top is by necessity a lonely position because it requires the distance necessary for the decisions it needs to make. one cannot see the forest from the trees if one refuses to step away from the leaves

there is MASSIVE difference in efficacy of command between reports to whom u were previously equal and watched u rise and those who came in with u as their hiring manager from the get go

eventually, to maintain order, the manager has to end up with a team that is completely new that has only known you as manager a far cry from the original goal of trying to fix all the social dysfunctions of the previous team they aren't even around anymore

at the position of Top, every decision will generate SOME amount of hidden "fuck you" vibes. the higher u climb the more "fuck you" and their resultant game-of-thrones aggressiveness u need to be able to handle

as the position of Center, the "fuck yous" are less aggressive and more envious or sexual in nature they are not personal. they are directed towards the ideas of the entire Network itself that Center serves as the spokesperson of

Center can mitigate the hate b/c the position always has far more support than hate (unless the Network is fracturing)

the same happens in spiritual contexts. e.g. the desire to "meditate together" in a giant meditation room of togetherness is quite distinct from running away from society into the mountains and meditating in a dark cave by urself one is Center oriented the other is Top oriented