I am not on the spectrum (I follow the community because I have 2 kids on the spectrum). I did, however, go to high school and also thought I was smarter than everyone else. I was probably smarter than some people. But as I’ve grown up, my perspective has shifted: (1) smarts are genetic, like being pretty, and both are like winning the genetic lottery. In contrast, people who work hard have earned it. (2) Being academically gifted does not always translate into success later in life. EQ, hard work and luck also play into it. Anywho, I thought I would pass that along because I’m not so sure you are a narcissist, but maybe just haven’t had as much experience. Best of luck to you!

Oh yeah! He would be an excellent choice (if not this cycle, maybe in the future).

Oh, thanks for the clarification.

I’m one of those weirdos that likes to work (like I would still work 12 hour days if I won the lottery), even if I wouldn’t expect others to do the same. So this type of article is relatable. Didn’t mean to imply that others needed to work this way.

Are you recommending I put poison in my mouth?

I mean, it says “people would work as much as 130 hours in a week, including an all-nighter”, so I don’t read it as being consistent, nor always her. And the all-nighter was singular.

Edit: forgot to mention that this article is objecting to her formula for success, not her claims about working that many hour as being impossible.

That like 5 hours per night with 20 min to shower/get ready. Not great, but it can be done by taking meetings during your commute into work, having food delivered and eating/working at the same time. I assume that lady didn’t have kids during her time at Google (when she was working those hours).

Edit: Marissa Mayer did not have kids during her time at Google. She had her first after she’d moved to Yahoo. There are no mentions of her hours there, so I assume they were less (not as fun to put into the article)

I think they were including things like travel and executive meals/networking as work time in the hours worked per week. I also assume these people really like their work (more like a hobby), which I can see making it easier to put in the hours. And at some point they can probably afford to pay for things that most of us do in our off hours (cook, clean, sit in traffic). So the numbers are definitely greater than butt in chair time.

This is also my impression of some billionaires. I found this article about the work ethic of some famous people: https://www.inc.com/business-insider/work-ethic-of-super-successful-people.html

I wish the EPA had the kind of power it did in Ghostbusters (original).

I think of it as being similar to the fantasy genre - which often has things like oarks, trolls, etc. Billionaires are the oarks of romcoms. 😉

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A classic!

They are super high quality, made in the US and are actually a good company - so at least your money is well spent. It’s a solid investment.

https://utilikilts.com/

To validate your perspective: I am a hiring manager in tech in the US. I will greatly discount any resume over 2 pages (especially for a higher level candidate). For entry level candidates, one page is sufficient for me. I’m also less concerned about gaps in resumes and more concerned with ability to learn - so I look for things that demonstrate that.

Prom is part of the culture and teenage experience here. Some people are more into it than others. It’s ok not to totally understand or like it. I’m sure there are things that we don’t understand about other places too.

I mean, I think we are all wondering that…

Culture, yes. Class, maybe not. 😉

We paid as much as the market would allow (living wage with health insurance and retirement, but not extravagant by any means), so even wages appears to be flexible if you treat people like humans. The big take-away is that some business leaders just suck.

I ran a small business and found the opposite to be true (particularly with people straight out of college) if given training and support, respected and incorporated their ideas, and provided transparency into the running of and health of the business. My take away isn’t that people don’t want to work, it’s that they want to be valued.