Perhaps this is more about the individual, rather than the corporation? I agree that no one should punish themselves for someone else's benefit. It's hard to be recognised though if you choose to be average. It's hard to succeed if you don't take a risk.
I have been a software professional since I was in high school in 1998. I'm enthusiastic about open source, and I really enjoy working in unusual software systems or within strange constraints.
I don’t find your argument compelling. Not only do I take issue with the characterization of “choosing” to be average, but this cult of the individual is a pernicious trend.
There’s no such thing as a 10x developer, and anybody competing with others in the pursuit this fiction is only playing into the myths of the billionaires, to the detriment of the community around them.
We can strive to be our best selves without wanting our bosses to compare others to ourselves unfavorably.
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Perhaps this is more about the individual, rather than the corporation? I agree that no one should punish themselves for someone else's benefit. It's hard to be recognised though if you choose to be average. It's hard to succeed if you don't take a risk.
I don’t find your argument compelling. Not only do I take issue with the characterization of “choosing” to be average, but this cult of the individual is a pernicious trend.
There’s no such thing as a 10x developer, and anybody competing with others in the pursuit this fiction is only playing into the myths of the billionaires, to the detriment of the community around them.
We can strive to be our best selves without wanting our bosses to compare others to ourselves unfavorably.