Exec on the Desk

"When all the little ants are marching, "Red and black antennae waving, "They all do it the same. They all do it the same way."

this is what 100% of your hustle grindset striver posts sound like to me

Large organizations run in failsafe mode (to borrow on John Gall), meaning they are broken in all kinds of ways, most of which are opaque to the organization (or difficult to change). Combine this idea with the late David Graeber's work on BS jobs and know that, at any given time, you can cut large chunks of an organization out, and it still operates just fine. Look at what Musk did with Twitter (-80% jobs after acquisition). Or look at any number of situations where the human body survives despite losing organs, limbs, or even half the brain. Why you have to "cut off a leg" to heal the body (metaphorically speaking, i.e. at a corporation) may as well be an old wive's tale. And to be sure, the ones often telling leadership to make the "hard decision" are witch doctors wearing ties ... a.k.a. McKinsey consultants and MBAs. The refrain of Amazon in their letter two days ago about the layoffs "reducing layers" and "removing bureaucracy" (they call this "staying nimble" and, yes, suggest it makes innovation happen). Remove the dead tissue. This is all corporations in failsafe mode with lots and lots of (hidden) waste. You need a scapegoat to make cuts. Many are available, and many, many people are ready to point fingers.

@LinkedInLunat1c Too stupid to be AI (regardless of "It's not X. It's Y")

reading Zero to One and having flashes of Peter Thiel doing this to you.

@LinkedInLunat1c "Not jealous. Not weird." Kuvaal. Bro. You're in denial. Posting this story and photo on LinkedIn = NGMI.

@MFDOOMPOOP @LinkedInLunat1c Touche

@randomrecruiter ... Or some variation of "It's not X. It's Y" ... Or uses hyphens but inexplicably puts an endash between a range of numbers cc @UnAIify

When you notice your manager starts using emdashes in all of their emails

@unusual_whales "optimize ruthlessly" What the f**k does that mean, Kobe Bryant?

"'Work-life balance' will keep you mediocre," per WSJ opinion. Do you agree?

@LinkedInLunat1c This is v. good poast.

@LinkedInLunat1c Bro thinks Lonkedin is ChatGPT.

@startupbullsht @LinkedInLunat1c "You ask me about ARR? That's going to require a follow-up question. It will never end, and this is going to be an unhappy conversation. I don't want an unhappy conversation."

@startupbullsht @LinkedInLunat1c "You ask me about ARR? That's going to require a follow-up question. It will never end, and this is going to be an unhappy conversation. I don't want an unhappy conversation."

This is what most SaaS collaboration apps actually produce. Also most generative AI.

@jaiyagill Optimization is unnatural. What is natural is to satisfice. Also, in general, if you spot the words "optimize" or "efficient" (and their variations), prepare for half-baked ideas and bullsh*t.

Can't stop thinking about this Vogue piece. We're so obsessed with optimizing every little thing that we've forgotten how to just… live. Efficiency has literally become a nightmare personality trait (you’re picturing someone rn, aren’t you?) Totally optimize your admin, your busy work, the friction that drains you. But your downtime? Your creativity? Your presence? Those need space to breathe, not a system sucking the life out of them. Tech should give us more of our humanity back, not try to replace it. That's core to our ethos @spec: let you be present for what & who energizes you.

@LinkedInLunat1c I'll take "Things that didn't happen" for $500, Alex.

Linkedin job postings right now.

@LinkedInLunat1c Get ready for a wild mox of overoptimization and no simplification. Also all that salmon could lead to heavy metal poisoning. Worth checking. linkedin.com/pulse/my-996-h…

@LinkedInLunat1c Promoted by Roam. Good God imagine working there.