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Success: You’re wrong about almost everything | by Chloe Houlihan | The Tech Collective | Apr, 2024 | Medium

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“So these high-level sociopaths overpromote a handful of low-level losers who put forth disproportionate amounts of effort. These former losers enter the clueless ranks of middle management to act as a buffer. … The clueless believe that they’re on track to be CEO while the losers and sociopaths both know that’s absurd.” — Erik Dietrich, Developer Hegemony: The Future of Labor “W ork hard, put in the hours, keep your head down, forget this remote-working nonsense, get in the office and make an impression!” These, the words of the 156-year-old gentleman on the stage. He takes a shaky bow and hobbles off the stage to his wheelchair made out of solid gold and upholstered with Her late Majesty’s purple face. The audience stands up and applauds, utterly beguiled by the incredible motivational advice that had been bestowed upon them. We’ve probably all heard a similar speech before, perhaps from our parents, perhaps from Don Draper. This is how we succeed. Grind away. Or at least, it was. Wh

Success: You’re wrong about almost everything Why working long hours and being in the office is not the key to success as a software engineer and may actually stunt your growth Chloe Houlihan 6 min read · Apr 4, 2024 -- Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size Hugh Macleod, GapingVoid “So these high-level sociopaths overpromote a handful of low-level losers who put forth disproportionate amounts of effort. These former losers enter the clueless ranks of middle management to act as a buffer. … The clueless believe that they’re on track to be CEO while the losers and sociopat

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