[angarg12]

When people see a BS-peddler they throw their hands in the air and say "you can't fool everyone all the time".

They are missing the point. You don't need to fool everyone all the time, you just need to fool the right people long enough.

I believe tech falls in the in between category. We all know that one person who is actually incompetent, but somehow has enchanted management. He might climb the ranks or get the good graces for a short time, jumping ship just at the right time.

Sure, in the long term everyone will realize this game, but the long term might not matter much. If you worked at the right time (let's say a long and strong bull market), player your cards right and got lucky, you might cash out and retire early before everyone gets wary of your BS.

[mrguyorama]

You should realize if you've experienced this is probably not because they "enchanted management" as some sort of master manipulator playing 4D chess, but rather that management is so inept at their job that they can't tell the difference between a useful employee and a useless one.

[Nextgrid]

Keep in mind that management might be bullshitting at their own level and actually benefits from having to manage a team of bullshitters even if the work can in reality be done by just one competent person.

[codethief]

> they can't tell the difference between a useful employee and a useless one

Man, you're portraying it as if it were easy to judge your employees. But it's not.

[strangattractor]

Take a look at half the brochures for investment funds and it becomes evident. Somehow returns from 2008 get left out - or 2020 when COVID hit. Money managers are already gearing up to tout their returns once this recession starts to wind down.

[0000011111]

Failing up as they say.