Imposter syndrome

[Andy in Germany]

Qualifications ≠ Competence.

True. Also Confidence ≠ Competence, it's amazing how many people mix up these two.

 

[Gunk]

True. Also Confidence ≠ Competence, it's amazing how many people mix up these two.

Assertiveness is also confused with competence, thats why bullies seem to end up in positions of authority.

 

[Drago]

Assertiveness is also confused with competence, thats why bullies seem to end up in positions of authority.

Certainly the system in the dibble seems to promote a disproportionate amount of folk with sociopathic tendencies.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Assertiveness is also confused with competence, thats why bullies seem to end up in positions of authority.

Indeed, in fact, I think "assertiveness" is possibly a better description of what I meant than "confidence"

 

[mikeIow]

That is why I have never looked for promotion. I have always been a "techie" sort of guy, always a programmer/analyst programmer/data engineer or whatever the term of the day has been.

I always knew I didn't have the people skills to move up into a people management role, and if I had been promoted, it would not have been good for either me, or the people working for me.

For a long time, my last place of work had a firm belief that techies needed a career “progression” (pay grade, title) that allowed them to remain technical. It did very well - the place became a $Bn industry heavyweight.
At one point, in an annual global kick-off, the CFO declared that everyone needed to be able to “go solo” when describing our solutions to customers, and indeed the whole E-staff led very much by example.
One year we had a new CTO, & I ended up in a customer meeting with him at one London event. I was hugely impressed by his ability to “talk tech” with the fairly technical customer we were with.

But yes, we can all think about people who adhered to the Peter Principle in our work lives 🤣

 

[Pblakeney]

For a long time, my last place of work had a firm belief that techies needed a career “progression” (pay grade, title) that allowed them to remain technical. It did very well - the place became a $Bn industry heavyweight.

When I was an apprentice one area of the factory had a foreman on the same salary as the chief engineer.
Why? He was far and away the best at his job and wanted to stay hands on. Simply put, irreplaceable.

 

[Drago]

But yes, we can all think about people who adhered to the Peter Principle in our work lives 🤣

And organisations that positively endorse it.