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k8sToGolast Sunday at 8:20 PM1 replyview on HN

>b/c they didn’t know how to play politics

Or they refuse to play that bs game


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geodellast Sunday at 8:53 PM

True. I used to count myself in that category. Do the work and stay away from games. I was also thinking of myself as clever, self-respecting by doing hard work and leaving daily politicking for others. And now sometime back I got like 2-3 dressing downs from managers, reason being I am not taking leadership feedback seriously enough and mending my ways. This despite I am only one with left with knowledge of legacy system. Clearly I am pretty dispensable while thinking otherwise all along.

No outside prospects considering market situation, miserable current workplace ultimately due to my choices. So in end just no winning for me by not playing game.

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