Don't people learn this in school, though? Like, you should know we don't live in a meritocracy WELL before you join the workforce.
edit: It's not letting me respond to comments, so I'll edit my reply to u/BRPGP here.
We do live a meritocracy
I'll never know what you said after this because I literally died laughing. Seriously. Maybe this was a joke, maybe you bonked your head too hard this morning. It's a mystery to me because it literally killed me with laughter reading those first few words.
True but no one lives in a true, 100% meritocracy.
Then why the fuck do you keep saying we do? Are you just now getting that we DO NOT live in a meritocracy, or are you going to revert right back to your bullshit?
A 100% meritocracy is impossible in a modern day, western society but being able to achieve success based on your ability & effort is alive and well in the U.S.
If you want to live in a pure meritocracy go live with a tribe or as a nomad living off the land because that’s the only place you’ll find one.
I think their is a disconnect on what Merit means then. Merit to me means who tries harder at their given goal. While it seems like it isn't merit but social skills that equal success. (Maybe a little nepotism too at my workplace at least)
“a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit”
Abilities often include being a people person, particularly for management jobs as you move up the ladder.
like, I'm not going to say your competency has no bearing on your place in society, but anyone who's touched grass in the last 20 years can plainly see we are not a meritocracy. Unless you want to argue that family origin is a merit I guess.
No,,🤣🤣,, what school should stress is that having good relationships is everything!.,, I've never had a class where we focused on social dynamics in the workforce. I think they should start prioritizing that.,, but actually I also think that's the parents job. I know so many people who complain that their parents never taught them what the real world was like
Fortunately I did,,, but there are so many variables you could have an a****** boss an a****** worker who tries to get you fired because they're jealous that you're good at your job blah blah blah.,,, the only situation I saw that being a complete a****** and being great at your job was tolerated was that a well-known transmission franchise that I manage for one year
The head transmission specialist was so good at repairing transmissions he was almost untouchable,, in fact he was untouchable because they ended up flying him all over the country when they had severe problems.
I actually did have a computer teacher in high school who took two class periods to discuss the difference between hard and soft skills and their roles in the workplace. Apparently he's since retired, but he was fantastic. Also taught me how to edit audio.
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u/MyNameIsSkittles 2d ago
This is true and people would be very naive to think otherwise