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by dartharva 842 days ago
Some obscure company cultures demand you address everyone and yourself as "leader" in third-person, irrespective of designation and rank. So fresh grads are leaders, janitors are "sanitation leaders", SDEs are "development leaders" and so on.
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Is this better or worse than saying everyone is an "engineer"?
Is that better or worse than saying every one is „Vice President of“?
Senior vice president of leadership
Obligatory American Psycho business card scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZY&t=85s
Or “Your business card is CRAP!” https://youtu.be/4YBxeDN4tbk
For many app-entrepreneurs, app website has become embodiment of American Psycho business card, rich and expressive nonetheless how shallow app-product or app-idea actually is.