Comments on: Nonsense of entitlement http://aaronmentele.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/ personal blog of Aaron Mentele, web developer and partner at Electric Pulp Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deane http://aaronmentele.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/comment-page-1/#comment-8768 Deane Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:54:17 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/#comment-8768 I remember being buried in the org chart. You get so disconnected from the business. At a smaller company, things you do have a much bigger impact on the business -- you're "close to the metal," so to speak. The fact is, the further down the org chart you are, the more insulated your every move is. Not only do your individual successes do very little for the bottom line, but your individual failures usually get absorbed as well. You end up in this padded room where I've watched people bang around for years without doing much damage or benefit. It's not very conducive for peak performance. It'd be like driving via a broomstick duct-taped to the steering wheel. I remember being buried in the org chart. You get so disconnected from the business. At a smaller company, things you do have a much bigger impact on the business — you’re “close to the metal,” so to speak.

The fact is, the further down the org chart you are, the more insulated your every move is. Not only do your individual successes do very little for the bottom line, but your individual failures usually get absorbed as well. You end up in this padded room where I’ve watched people bang around for years without doing much damage or benefit.

It’s not very conducive for peak performance. It’d be like driving via a broomstick duct-taped to the steering wheel.

]]> By: Aaron Mentele http://aaronmentele.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/comment-page-1/#comment-8766 Aaron Mentele Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:03:42 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/#comment-8766 Hey Nicholas. Thanks for the comment. If I started getting specific, I'd probably out myself. I try to schedule a screw up or two every few months, though. It helps to keep my ego (and sense of entitlement) in check. Hey Nicholas. Thanks for the comment.
If I started getting specific, I’d probably out myself. I try to schedule a screw up or two every few months, though. It helps to keep my ego (and sense of entitlement) in check.

]]> By: Nicholas Schlueter http://aaronmentele.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/comment-page-1/#comment-8765 Nicholas Schlueter Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:00:01 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2007/01/28/nonsense-of-entitlement/#comment-8765 This is a great post, I work for a large company and I can completely understand what you are saying. It is a little generalized, but for the most part I agree that hunger is what drives innovation. And innovation is the holy grail in tech. Cheers, Nicholas This is a great post, I work for a large company and I can completely understand what you are saying. It is a little generalized, but for the most part I agree that hunger is what drives innovation. And innovation is the holy grail in tech.

Cheers,
Nicholas

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