The person I was talking about started as a retail store employee stocking shelves and we had to bring in a fashion consultant because the suits he'd buy for himself looked like they were from the discount rack (and may have been).
Hands down the smartest person I ever met though.
Yes, there is a fair bit of nepotism in the corporate world. But there are people who claw their way to the top on merit, and they are often incredible people, and there's more than you'd think.
The problem is 85% of the room can't tell the difference (or looks at the suit to discern), and the best and brightest are stuck dancing on the strings for nepotistic idiots, often even when in C-level positions.
In my experience those types of folks are the ones who create some of the most cutthroat environments and perpetuate poor working conditions among their companies. They are the least equipped to hire, promote, and model in ways that and maintain any semblance of having personal boundaries or that personal time is important. Sometimes it’s much nicer to work for someone who doesn’t pretend they are as important as a head of state, and makes sure it’s not required of them to be.
I guess there are both kinds, and the person you describe is usually someone who's company you'd prefer working in, as it's more likely they reward work over politics.
Hands down the smartest person I ever met though.
Yes, there is a fair bit of nepotism in the corporate world. But there are people who claw their way to the top on merit, and they are often incredible people, and there's more than you'd think.
The problem is 85% of the room can't tell the difference (or looks at the suit to discern), and the best and brightest are stuck dancing on the strings for nepotistic idiots, often even when in C-level positions.