TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoHaving the ability to lie and manipulate with no remorse will get you much further in this world than having morals and being correctmessage-squaremessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1634arrow-down141
arrow-up1593arrow-down1message-squareHaving the ability to lie and manipulate with no remorse will get you much further in this world than having morals and being correctTheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareaesthelete@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·22 hours agoWhat’s the “right career”?
minus-squarerealitista@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoFor me it was enterprise software
minus-squareaesthelete@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-221 hours agoI work in that myself, which allows me to be a step or two removed from being a complete piece of shit, but still pretty close to the shitscape. Also, in that field, being an asshole without empathy gets you further up the org chart than being smart or good at your job, so my point stands.
minus-squarerealitista@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoHence why I’ve been at the bottom of the org chart most of my 30 year career. I moved up one rung once, but after I refused to do some shitty things to people, I ended up moving back down ;-). No regrets.
What’s the “right career”?
For me it was enterprise software
I work in that myself, which allows me to be a step or two removed from being a complete piece of shit, but still pretty close to the shitscape.
Also, in that field, being an asshole without empathy gets you further up the org chart than being smart or good at your job, so my point stands.
Hence why I’ve been at the bottom of the org chart most of my 30 year career. I moved up one rung once, but after I refused to do some shitty things to people, I ended up moving back down ;-). No regrets.