TracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 25/08/2025trust but verify alternate title: I Found Out Recently That I Am Bad At Corporate Politics 2217522
Kieran Coughlan @sortafriends.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I feel like I've moved into a different career phase now* but I felt this strongly on behalf of my younger self. 110
Daniel @dv1120.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Really needed to hear the “culture comes top down, not bottom up” line. Current org is very… the company would be cool if the culture being imbued from above wasn’t a clown show of mediocre men focused on “deliverables” while the deliverable might as well be a pizza handed over upside down 080
kscottz @kscottz.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Been there. It sucks. Have some fun abd then go do something more awesome. 000
LocNar1701 @locnar1701.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Corporate politics and honesty are very not compatible quite often. Honesty and truth are very important in technical work. So yeah that checks out 020
typing pumpkin 🎃 @typingloudly.zip · 25/08/2025your capacity for authenticity and vulnerability is rare, and there are also rare places where it would be appreciated and compensated 150
Matthieu (ergosteur) @ergosteur.com · 25/08/2025“Doing it right.. long term big picture vs checking a box in Jira” really hits right now. Thanks for the reminder, take care. it’s frustrating but we get through it together with the other people who get it. 130
Jon @jontafkasi.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Beautiful. I have been promoted well above my capability (Peter principle), I was a good engineer. I could connect things together really well, and enjoyed doing it. I don't enjoy trying to work out what my (director) peers are getting up to. Just let me do my job. 050
Norman Wilson (⚠️Ontario is not America) 🔵 @oclsc.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Beautifully put. The happiest times of my 45-year career have been when my managers have a relevant tech background, but view their job as shielding others from the bullshit while still inviting their input. The worst: managers have a different tech background and don't get what I do. 010
Michael Olsen 🅅 @corsairmo.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Very well laid out, I've been sharing this with a few friends and co-workers. I'm sorry for what I'm sure is plenty of stress around whatever went down. Thanks for making your content! 000
At Packetlevel @packetlevel2.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Thanks for this - gonna play it for the students - rubric: the importance of being able to communicate the technical information in a way non-techs will get. Clear graphics and an exec summary as the 'moneyball'. 100
IT_Spook @itspook.com · 25/08/2025Solid. Absolutely solid. 30 years in my field, I still feel a lot of this. There is a lot of great wisdom here that I had to learn the hard way over many years. 020
Blenster 🅅 @blenster.com · 25/08/2025I went through a few tough lessons on this and I'm so happy to have found a leadership team that is seeking a better top-down culture and wants my help in building that. It's been a long journey to find this place and I will be selective about future employment as well; toxic culture sucks. 0100
draeh @draeh.bsky.social · 25/08/2025A couple of years ago I reached that point in my career where I don't play corporate politics any more. Go ahead, fire me. I already know where all the metaphorical bodies are buried. 020
Bryan Fullerton @bryanfullerton.com · 25/08/2025Navigating corporate politics can be like a whole other job with completely different skill sets and it can suck a lot. Hope things improve or you’re able to move to a new situation. 🧑💻 110
Name_Too_Long @nametoolong.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Being bad at corporate politics is something you should be proud of and cherish. It means you haven't become an excessively pragmatic, hyper cynical, husk of a human. While avoiding it will be "career limiting", it is also "sanity preserving". 000
White Shadow Fed @whiteshadowfed.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I think I’m beginning to see the winning strategy here! 000
