Re:WordPress Is in Trouble
by kibwen on Monday January 13, 2025 @06:27PM
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What you've observed, quite accurately, is that our bar for emotional intelligence when it comes to corporate executives is the same that we expect from ten-year olds.
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Re:WordPress Is in Trouble
by throwpoaster on Monday January 13, 2025 @06:47PM
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Respectfully, it's not. Serious businesses take EQ seriously.
This feels very "no true scotsman" to me. It's accurate if none of the large places I've worked are "serious".
Re:WordPress Is in Trouble
by Nectar0516 on Monday January 13, 2025 @11:26PM
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At best, "serious" businesses (which I take to mean large, successful ones) pretend to take EQ seriously.
Re:WordPress Is in Trouble
by throwpoaster on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @04:54AM
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Engaging with reality as directly as possible is important in business. Emotions are a part of reality, usually a signal about social dynamics.
At the higher levels of serious companies — by which I mean ones trying to win in the market, regardless of size - managers and executives regularly receive training about this.
I can’t say more because this is my alt, but: “executives are childish”, “executives are psychopaths”, etc. are very common, often incorrect narratives. If anything executives should be straightforward and simple.
To return to topic: something is going seriously sideways with Matt, and I wish him the best.
> If anything executives should be straightforward and simple.
Except they almost NEVER are, in fact, the most common trait shown by executives is dishonesty.