r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • 1d ago

Infodumping Unskilled does not mean un needed.

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u/Public_Front_4304 1d ago

Executives are not skilled and could be easily replaced. It takes more skill to drive a forklift than it does to sit in an office and pretend to give instructions that workers already know to do.

Accountants have real skills too.

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u/dan7ebg 22h ago

Yeah, naah.

The higher up you go the chain - the less actual work a person does and they delegate more. But there IS a lot of knowledge and skill requires to do that. You have to take decisions. You have to manage. You have people to report to. Its a job that comes with immense responsibility.

Let me put it another way - to drive a forklift you have to have a forklift license. To get that you need to be able to read, write and have a driving license. That's it. You have to forklift around regardless of the company's strategy. A certain output is expected of you and no more.

To be an executive - you have to have relevant higher education and a proven track record, unless you built the business from the ground up which is even harder. C-suits have deep knowledge in economics, business development, marketing, sales, people management, law, supply chain if needed. Its also the type of job where the goalpost is constantly moved. The job never ends.

I know people think its sugar and roses at the top, but in most companies these are the people that work the hardest and the ones that put in the most work hours.

I've spent my life in office work and yes - a lot of these people are also very delulu, unrealistic, stubborn, etc. Literally my last boss was unbearable, but I'll be damned if I don't admit that this guy was the first one to clock in and the last one out the door. He went above and beyond for the business. Me? I got to finish my work and go home as soon as 6pm hits.

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u/Public_Front_4304 22h ago

Well no, it takes a lot more than just a piece of paper to safely operate a forklift. You seem biased against workers and biased in favor of owners

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u/dan7ebg 21h ago

It's literally your comment that reeks of bias.

I'm just being fair considering I've had first hand experience. If its so easy and so amazing and profitable, why aren't you a C-suit? Its not that hard, just get insanely good grades from a young age, put yourself through 6 years of MBA, achieve impressive profitability for decades, climb the corporate ladder through putting in minimum 60 hour work weeks and BAM - you'll be the CEO of Blackrock in no time.

I'm telling you, honest to god - I don't even want my current boss' job. No amount of money will make me want to work this much, managing international teams across 3 continents achieving over 10% growth each and every year. Thanks, but no thanks.

And just FYI - I've done hard labour. I've been through the grind. From packing kitty litter, to doing 500 calls a day to now developing business for a multi-billion dollar company. It came with a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of stress, exhaustion, doubt. I lost friends and relationships along the way. So let me tell you first hand - if it was SO easy, how come I'm the only one in my circle who was able to achieve such career growth? And no, I don't come from old money. I was born in a small town to a father who was a miner and a mother who spent half her life unemployed, not by choice.

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u/Public_Front_4304 21h ago

That's a fairy tale