Competence is optional here

It is that time of year again when management suddenly becomes visible.

All year, there is little to no real contribution. No ownership. No meaningful involvement. As layoffs approach, the performance begins. More meetings. More noise. Sudden interest in high profile accounts. They attach themselves to work they did not do. They claim ownership of outcomes they did not drive. They speak about customers they do not understand.

This is not contribution. It is theater.

Everyone doing the real work can see it. The gap is obvious. The only reason it continues is because visibility is rewarded more than substance.

A textbook case of the Peter Principle. Competence is optional. Looking competent is enough to survive.

#Leadership #Culture #Performance #Morale

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@kk the only ones that should be getting fired is Liz and Maria! They’re both incompetent. Created IQ and it’s so far failed! This failed because of them and they know it. It’s easier to lay off the people below them because of their fu-k up! Yet chick continues to keep these people on paying them thousands! And also because Liz mentored Chuck!

@kk true. No deviation across ranks, persistent failure to grasp the technical reality.

Yes, the requirement to reach management at Cisco is a two digit IQ and zero interest or understanding of the underlying business. The incompetence starts at the top and trickles down.

Since it was eaten:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilbert_principle

A textbook case of the ~~Peter~~ Dilbert Principle.

FTFY.

I’m fortunate to have a great manager. Unfortunate to have a director that single-handedly manages up, so my 0.5 VP who can’t be bothered with details barely knows we exist.

AI is already coming for the front line, hope it stops off in middle management too.

I’ve had a few managers here over the years and my current one is easily the worst. Just way out of their depth, doesn’t protect the team from anything with no clear priorities. So everything is just chaos.

@cz would you mind cutting to the point and spare us the riddle! I have no clue what the he-l you meant from your post

BOHICA and with gusto! Now let's see who's been listening because those that haven't will get nothing and to add, there's a lot of you. Consider it the warning for what could be in your near future.

The name of the game at Cisco is visibility. It doesn't matter how good you are at your job, loudmouths and brownnosers always prevail at Cisco and as they say, empty vessels make the most noise. There are a LOT of nauseous people like that at Cisco, more than any other company I ever worked at. Even the CEO is one. Cisco seems to attract this type of person like a moth to a flame.

@OP Dam Op! Drop the mic why don’t you! That was rough!

oh we're doing AI now. Let me update my myspace page

this y eye just does 2 hr in day stupiding if does more stuffs

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