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I've met very few "entitled" or "narcissistic" people, but I've heard the term thrown around a lot, usually to refer to people who live a little too boldly for the comfort of onlookers, lacking the guilt complexes and constipated style of self-expression many of us inherited.
I'm a maker and I don't agree with the moral judgment against sexiness, ambition, and creating freely without guilt. I've met very few "entitled" or "narcissistic" people, but I've heard the term thrown around a lot, usually to refer to people who live a little too boldly for the comfort of onlookers, lacking the guilt complexes and constipated style of self-expression many of us inherited.
Not being from the bay area can anyone on that side of the planet who survived the first bubble (2000) to today give an honest assessment on if attitudes really have changed[0]? Around here (midwest) not much has seemed to change. I don't see nearly as many rockstars/brogrammers as articles I read seem to suggest. [0] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-yuppie...
Nobody is; anyone who thinks they are self-made most likely got the idea from someone else and didn't question it because it stroked their ego, giving us a perfect example of irony.
This is not to say that hard work and self-investment are worthless. But I do think the article hits on some very important points in the direction of not forgetting the past and how much we owe to those who came before us (at worst, to be able to learn from their mistakes).
One last thing though: sexy is relative. You may not think my job is sexy, but as we are all well aware, there is a fetish for everything.
Not often but it happens that I disagree with the question itself. What is 'sexy' anyway? I don't want to mate with my job, I don't think anyone does, but I enjoy my job immensely. I enjoy it because it challenges me in a dozen different ways and I'm constantly provided opportunities to learn new stuff or explore new systems. My job is fun and rewarding. Nothing in my job involves sex, the sex trade (well I suppose we work on keeping porn results out of regular searches), or my mating instinct.
Fundamentally operations is like plumbing, you find problems you fix them, you clean up the mess. But that is like saying being an aircraft pilot is just driving from point A to point B.
If you have to ask "Is this a sexy job?" then you are asking the wrong question, you should be saying "Is there anything else I'd rather be doing?" And if that answer is yes then I encourage you to go do that other thing and be even happier than you are right now.
I'm a maker and I don't agree with the moral judgment against sexiness, ambition, and creating freely without guilt. I've met very few "entitled" or "narcissistic" people, but I've heard the term thrown around a lot, usually to refer to people who live a little too boldly for the comfort of onlookers, lacking the guilt complexes and constipated style of self-expression many of us inherited.
If you're genuinely creating something, at least 90% of 'normals' will appreciate that.
If people are calling you entitled or narcissistic, it's possible that, rather than you living too boldly and being such a genius they can't understand, you're actually kind of entitled and narcissistic.
I'm a maker and I don't agree with the moral judgment against sexiness, ambition, and creating freely without guilt. I've met very few "entitled" or "narcissistic" people, but I've heard the term thrown around a lot, usually to refer to people who live a little too boldly for the comfort of onlookers, lacking the guilt complexes and constipated style of self-expression many of us inherited.
Wow, there's some projection there. If you're genuinely creating something, at least 90% of 'normals' will appreciate that. If people are calling you entitled or narcissistic, it's possible that, rather than you living too boldly and being such a genius they can't understand, you're actually kind of entitled and narcissistic.
However this ego problem has always existed in all industries, not just from makers. From finance types to the over-important auditor, the marketing intern and even in the service industry, ego's are abound.
What maybe the difference is that tech makers have never in history had easier more accessible methods to express their thoughts to a larger audience.