The classic programmer corporate power move is wearing whatever you want to the office.
Ask HN: What's your favorite corporate power move?
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#12Having confidence in myself and my own future. Enough so that I can say exactly how I see a situation and I can deal with the consequences whether positive or negative.
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#13How are these power moves? They transfer your power to someone else? Showing up late for a meeting purely to waste time tells the other person you are extremely inconsiderate and someone they should actively avoid.
If I value my time, why would I spend any of it around you??
The rest of these things are just extremely rude, I cannot understand why you'd call them 'power moves'. They show insecurity and a desire to destroy the company you work in, not 'power'.
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#14Employ or feign total ignorance of operations so no one can expect a raise, because the boss/manager doesn't even know what you do here.
Assume loyalty only from those whom you have directly hired; remove all those who predate you.
Make a strict deadline, but merrily add features at your whim, when the deadline is missed, then act astonished "how could this have happened?"
Elicit sympathy from your underpaid minions for crashing your Porsche again while auto racing.
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#15Working from home
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#16From the comments, seems there is confusion on what you're looking for. I sense sarcasm in your request, i.e., 'What are cargo cult things one can do to show power?' But some responses are more genuine. If you make the ask clearer in what you're really looking for, it'll make it easier to decipher the responses.
My 2 cents...
Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite corporate power move?
#17Being the only remote employee when the rest of the company is onsite.
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#18At $bigcorp we had a senior vice president continuing his phone calls in the mens room (toilet) at the pissoirs. I can imagine he saw himself doing a power move (I certainly didn't) showing how important or busy he is. He did wash his hands at least.
Ha - I've never seen the word pissoir before.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pissoir
Although you probably meant "urinal", I'm glad you used this word! Now I know what the things in Paris are called which are a life saver if you have a little kid with you who says they don't need the bathroom while at the hotel and then 10 mins later do need it.
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#19I enjoy being a nice person and not fucking over other people for my own personal gain.
Seconded, with the caveat that I enjoy fucking over those who fuck over my team.
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#20The classic programmer corporate power move is wearing whatever you want to the office.
Metal/Video Game/Nerd T-shirt + Bermuda short + Espadrille was my main dress code this summer. Skater shoes + cargo pant + hoodies right now. My power move would be to switch to a sirwal (best pant ever!). I may try it. My god level move would be to wear a mundu or a pareo.