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by AnIdiotOnTheNet 2014 days ago
I believe parent is referencing this specifically: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
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I reread this whenever someone posts it and every time I feel a little pang inside. It is almost too spot-on inside a large and established technology organization.
Too long to read the whole thing, but the first section is one of the most amazingly accurate insights I've seen in a long time.