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Daniel's avatar

As someone who re-reads "The Gervais Principle" monthly, I found this enjoyable. I also suffer through a lot of office politics.

I'm probably neurotypical by your definition (with strains of sociopath). I sometimes wish I was more energized by office politics. That's how the Stalins of the world outmaneuver the Trotskys, after all. But maybe it's for the best that my goals aren't quite so lofty. Many executives seem haunted to me, like hungry ghosts who will never be satisfied. Rapacious mouths who want to devour the world and probably will succeed some day soon.

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Bort's avatar

Thanks for writing this, I found it interesting. Although frustrating that your continually caveat it with "I'm not an expert" I would say that a lot of this is from your first hand experience and constitutes a valid point of view.

It raised a lot of questions about myself while reading. I've certainly suffered some but not all of the scenarios; and my own daughter and wife suffer from some part of this too.

I write this comment from a place of good intentions: many places in the world have different workplace politics and relationships. I have never experienced the workplace described the way Americans describe it in my 20 years working. I know of a consulting firm specifically set up for neuro divergent people within my own industry and country. I wouldn't hold all workplaces hostage to toxic battlegrounds you've experienced.

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