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		Ericson2314 on Sept 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Get Promoted You're a bit too optimistic. This article isn't saying "be evil or be out-hustled by evil", it's saying "avoid high growth companies because they are full of charlatans". Find a nice job at a small company growing organically.

caust1c on Sept 28, 2020 | [–]

Agreed. I read it as a criticism of VC-funded, growth-focused, investor driven companies and I believe the criticism is totally valid in that lens.

srtjstjsj on Sept 28, 2020 | [–]

High growth companies have made a lot of employees very rich.

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