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> this article is really aimed at people who are trying to have a bit more empathy for the assholes they work with

That was a sad article. The model they presented was useful we’ll have two axis for classifying employees, one for how hard people work, and one for whether the work they do is technical or political.

What made it sad was how absolutely reductive the model is. The place he describes is not fun. We’ve all worked there. You either wait it out, or go elsewhere. Although it’s important to build empathy, you need something more for healthy workplace cultures.