'Failing up' is one of those well-known-to-insiders Silicon Valley concepts. Past a certain point in your career trajectory (not that I've experienced it), you reach escape velocity, and the gravitational rules of accountability no longer apply.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/technology/sexual-harassment-google.html …
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There's a certain class of Silicon Valley denizen (and I could mention a few from Facebook) who are at least somewhat incompetent. But there they flit, impervious to the laws of career physics, upwards from one failure to another, until they land in some professional Valhalla....
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...of a cushy VC post, or just boutique (and usually scattershot) angel investing, while posting Instagram photos of a custom-built house in a Valley hood where some junior hires choose to live at work or in parked RVs because they can't afford to live there otherwise.
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If this country ever really gets to the point of class revolt, it'll be precisely because the elite class openly (rather than covertly) considers itself above reproach or the law. That class already socializes losses and privatizes gains and calls it governance.
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Did you happen unvest all your Facebook stock ?
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Worse than rewarding mediocrity... hypocritical sanctimony after firing the internal blog post guy after a pattern of looking the other way when those deemed more important commit sexual misconduct/harassment
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You were a star IC, but consistently have mediocre/ bad managerial reviews... let’s give you a team 3x your current and give you a P&L!
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All I can think of right now is Google+
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