It’s a big club, and you’re not in it!
They don’t care about you, never have, never will.
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Old mate Machiavelli wasn’t giving advice, he exposed how power works. Shame GM and up at Chevron treat it like SOP. All politics, no substance. These leaders are bad!
The real trick? It’s all about the purple circles. You claim one early, stage a tidy little coup, and once you’re in, surround yourself with your own handpicked circle of loyalists—preferably unqualified, under-experienced, and totally dependent on you for survival. Loyalty over competence, every time.
They’ll have your back while quietly treating people like dirt, all to cover up their own shortcomings. And when things get messy? No worries—just throw one or two under the bus to keep the wheels turning.
Fast forward seven years: the place is in tatters, morale’s dead, performance is a joke—but that’s when you pivot. Dust off the ‘victim’ routine, talk about how hard it’s all been, and before you know it, you’ve landed yourself a cushy global role.
No one asks about your lack of qualifications, credibility, or basic integrity. Turns out, if you’re loud enough, self-serving enough, and shamelessly confident, the system will reward you. Every. Single. Time.
It always has been and…….