Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs”
by ubermonkey on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @07:25AM
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"Is he just a bully?"
I mean, yes, and I say this without any intention of minimizing or justifiying, but: Which of the leaders/founders of firms at that scale and success do you imagine do NOT have a history of bullying?
A certain amount of what we might call "force of personality" is required to get something off the ground.
Once it succeeds, these people live their lives in a place where there is an enormous power and wealth differential between them and everyone around them.
Those two factors will absolutely put you at risk for shitty behavior, I suspect.
I mean, yes, and I say this without any intention of minimizing or justifiying, but: Which of the leaders/founders of firms at that scale and success do you imagine do NOT have a history of bullying?
A certain amount of what we might call "force of personality" is required to get something off the ground.
Once it succeeds, these people live their lives in a place where there is an enormous power and wealth differential between them and everyone around them.
Those two factors will absolutely put you at risk for shitty behavior, I suspect.