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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of workers are lazy in their 20s to 40s and it bites them later in career.

For example I have a 38 year old guy in my dept, nice enough, mediocre college, mediocre grades, bs major. Likes to WFH most days and when comes in he is running for door like building in fired at 425 pm.

No certifications. No graduate degree, no name brand companies on resume, half ass LinkedIn, does zero networking in work or out of work, little sloppy of a dresser.

He is good enough to get job done. No complaints about that. He is type of guy tell him what to do he does it. But not a free thinker.

What happens when he is let go at 55?

I would be expecting by 55, he managed staff, had a certification, MBA, good dresser, professional LinkedIn profile, maybe spoke some conferences, some name brand companies, worked in some interesting things.

It is a pyramid scheme there are way less VP and up jobs than staff. So at 55 he is way too old staff and way less qualified than the other 55 year olds

He most likely if stays my company does his little job he may find we merged, got a new boss and out he goes.

But his little pee brain at 38 does not realize he is 12 years to 50 and once 50 he is toast unless he ups his game [/quote]

Not everyone is born with that knowledge. Have you stopped and explained any of this to him? [/quote]

I think many LMC people who are smart think they get a job and do it well but they don’t have to advance but stay in their niche (often times they prefer the IC work rather than managing people — I mean an MBA and certificates are such worthless things 90% of the time). But their world experience is from family working in factories or as teachers or whatever where you mostly stay in your one role. [/quote]

Our economy def has up or out culture. Not as direct as the competitive job families but the market just does it.
I tried to voice it a few times but the posters here are eager to tell me I have shitty personality. They have better personalities so they are immune to this.
Guess who is wrong now. [/quote]

But up or out is nonsensical, since most of the times people are promoted for relationships and affinity with leadership. It’s why white men still make up most executives , yet are a smaller minority of college graduates. [/quote]

non sensical yes, not fair, yes.
but is it happening? yes. [/quote]

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