When promotions become punishment

David Heinemeier Hansson · 1 Jun 2023

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People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder

Their wordsThe world is full of talented, capable people who'd rather put their own efforts to direct use than manage others

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People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder

Their wordsThe world is full of talented, capable people who'd rather put their own efforts to direct use than manage others
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There's a lot of evidence people respond best to managers who come from the ranks of the most talented individual contributors

Their wordsthere's a lot of evidence that people respond best to the kind of managers and leaders who come from the ranks of the most talented, capable individual contributors

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