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Re:How to go to war with your employer by hackermatic on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:50PM (#36361832)
Sometimes you can project leverage even when you only have a little. Being sure to use the language of the business, and framing problems in ways that make sense to the stakeholders, implies that you have some organizational experience and power -- and that you won't be easily brushed off.

You can get pretty far by creating an impression that you have a mandate for what you're trying to do. Having a higher-level individual contributor position seems to create that impression in itself, at least at my company.

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Re:How to go to war with your employer by tracerbulletx on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:10PM (#36362186)
Yeah I'm not a nihilist about impacting change. There are lots of things you can do to change things because companies are just people and not every single thing is a hard decision from on high, there is leeway and room to lead. I just take issue with framing it as wielding your leverage and acting like an outsider of the company looking in and being in conflict with the company.
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