Power over People
What if you had the power to influence other people’s lives? What if you could make decisions that would cause people to change their job, move their home, disrupt their family’s lives? That’s a dangerous weapon – <>
In my previous job, I was in a position where I could make recommendations on people the company should hire. From time to time, I was also asked to provide input on whom to fire. A carelessly phrased opinion could change somebody’s life. I tended to be conservative in my feedback.
Now, I’m working on projects where our team’s recommendations could cause entire companies to go bankrupt. That’s tens of thousands of people’s lives depending upon what I think and say.
Scary. And Humbling.
In my previous job, I was in a position where I could make recommendations on people the company should hire. From time to time, I was also asked to provide input on whom to fire. A carelessly phrased opinion could change somebody’s life. I tended to be conservative in my feedback.
Now, I’m working on projects where our team’s recommendations could cause entire companies to go bankrupt. That’s tens of thousands of people’s lives depending upon what I think and say.
Scary. And Humbling.
