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by hiou 3619 days ago
Those first two sound like pompous self important over achievers in the worst way. The other two sound very straightforward and down to earth. I'm guessing the latter are the ones that do the work and the former are managers.
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I've worked extensively with both of the first two and they are excellent teammates; I'd be happy to work with either of them again. They are both very productive, and your hypothesis that they are both managers is incorrect.
Some highlights you may want to relay to them if you know them.

> Given my couple-year goals, am I focusing on the right spheres in my life?

> my professed purpose is "expand the reach of human knowledge and ability"; my current vision is "do that by making powerful ideas more learnable and by helping more people become life-long learners"

> which I create based on what I and my team are accountable for delivering to the company.

> I can't ignore my email, but I also can't let it dominate me. <- dominate? wtf?

That's just a few examples but this stuff is pretty cringey and detached from basic humanity.

The first literally says she is a manager in the post.
Well, that fact combined with me saying they are not both managers must mean that Andy is not a manager.

Seems unfair to claim "Elizabeth's post makes it sound like she's a manager-type" when she literally says she is a manager in the post.