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tomrod
on April 8, 2022
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Changing jobs during the Great Resignation
Reminds me about the Gervais model.
drc500free
on April 9, 2022
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Reading that series of posts has literally made me more than a $100k. I should probably buy Venkatesh a coffee or something.
ianandrich
on April 9, 2022
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What posts?
Are these them?
https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
drc500free
on April 11, 2022
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That's them! Specifically part I (the three layers of hierarchy) and part V (how the top layer manipulates the middle layer, leaving them with all the blame and none of the credit).
hhmc
on April 9, 2022
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$100K by being a more savvy operator within office politics?
drc500free
on April 11, 2022
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Yes. Specifically, by understanding that the ladder is a trap and looking for the backdoor.
hhmc
on April 13, 2022
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What was the backdoor?
pjbeam
on April 9, 2022
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Low estimate over long enough timeline.
hhmc
on April 10, 2022
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Oh I definitely believe you -- just confirming my read of your statement was correct.
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