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Patrick McKenzie

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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 28 Oct 2017
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      Patrick McKenzie Retweeted Jason  ✨BeKind ✨ Lemkin

      Things which I did not know existed in the world until my thirties and was then scandalized and terrified by.https://twitter.com/jasonlk/status/924027127984304128 …

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      Jason  ✨BeKind ✨ Lemkin @jasonlk
      Failing Up is a genuine, true skill You need to learn to spot who does it well, And run away
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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 28 Oct 2017
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      “Failing up” means you join some well-respected organization and are rubbish at your actual job. Because large orgs are slow, no one notices

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    3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 28 Oct 2017
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      for a few months. Because they’re extremely risk averse and your salary is low relative to legal action, they “manage you out” over firing.

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    4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 28 Oct 2017
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      So you’re at the company for a year or two, which is an acceptable tenure at a US tech company. You then use that resume item for promotion.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 28 Oct 2017
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      Repeat 4~5 times and you get director or VP level folks whose only professional skill is being not odious enough to immediately can.

      12:39 AM - 28 Oct 2017
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        2. Lakshan Perera‏ @laktek 28 Oct 2017
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          And I have seen these folks actually ending up getting hired as CEOs for early-stage startups only to destroy the startup.

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        3. @jayfallon@mastodon.social‏ @jayfallon 28 Oct 2017
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          “But we hired Bob away from an SVP role at Big Bank Co. How could we know he was a compete idiot?”

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        2. Kevin Riggle‏ @kevinriggle 28 Oct 2017
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          Replying to @patio11

          There's a lot of men covering for other men that enables this. "Bob really can't do his job, but he's a fine guy. Sure, promote him."

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        3. Kevin Riggle‏ @kevinriggle 28 Oct 2017
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          Replying to @kevinriggle @patio11

          "He can learn on the job! Or at least he can't possibly fuck up TOO badly."

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        2. Alex Elliott‏ @alexpotato 28 Oct 2017
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          Replying to @patio11

          I’ve seen the opposite too: been 10 years in finance DevOps and never seen anyone get promoted unless the manager quit/fired.

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        3. Alex Elliott‏ @alexpotato 28 Oct 2017
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          Replying to @alexpotato @patio11

          As a coworker said: if companies don’t give raises/promotions and you get more $$$ for switching, switching is the only rational play

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        1. Kling Klang King of the Rim Ram Room‏ @CommishCW 29 Oct 2017
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          the first commandment of hierarchical life with incompetent leadership: the hierarchy must be preserved

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        2. Lewis Rockliffe‏ @r0k_life 28 Oct 2017
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          Alternative theory: Higher management being at the peak of the dunning kruger curve is optimal.

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        3. Lewis Rockliffe‏ @r0k_life 28 Oct 2017
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          Dumb enough to not be paralysed by the complexities of the real world, cocky enough to make a decision quickly and stick with it based upon limited information

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        1. @jayfallon@mastodon.social‏ @jayfallon 28 Oct 2017
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          And then you parlay that into a similar role at a Microsoft, for example. Seen a lot of this in my short life.

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