Employee says employees who are given managerial positions should be offended

Most people believe that climbing the corporate ladder is the secret to success. To really make it in business, you need to be in a leadership or management position.

In a passionately challenging Reddit post on the “Anti Work” forumone company employee suggested that workplace promotions are not nearly as exciting and rewarding as they seem. He even went so far as to call such offers offensive.

The employee said employees who are offered leadership positions should be “deeply offended.”

“You’re supposed to be a terrible person if you want to do well in business,” he insisted. “It’s a terrible system, designed by greedy, profit-oriented people, and the only way to get it right is if you’re like the people steering the ship.”

“Sharing values is simply sharing the same love for money,” the worker continued. ‘If they say otherwise, they are pretending. If someone offers you a leadership position, you should be deeply offended.”

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Of course, many people would be glad a promotion is offeredmainly because of the higher compensation. In today’s economy, when so many people are struggling financially, saying no to a raise is unheard of.

Still, he emphasized that business success negatively impacts a person’s character.

“Good people eventually turn into the same monsters that protect the system, or become cogs in the machine with soulless eyes and broken dreams,” he argued pessimistically.

Rewarded for overworking themselves, putting productivity over their well-being, and even saving money by undercompensating their teams, the kind of managers this employee is advocating against Usually don’t start this way. Instead, they slowly shift toward it, driven by the pursuit of attention, validation, and of course, money.

The Redditor also encouraged people to analyze the character of “anyone in your life who thrives in the company culture and seems to really love it,” suggesting they may be hyper-competitive. or even narcissistic.

Although his generalizations about corporate culture may seem bizarre, there is scientific evidence behind narcissistic success at work.

Of course, some organizations and leaders are able to create a healthy culture, but most who succeed in the business world have narcissistic tendencies.

These aren’t just narcissistic employees more likely to be promotedbut so are they earn more money.

Organizational psychologist Dr. Anna Kallschmidt In a TikTok, it was explained that traits associated with “a low level of trustworthiness, honesty, and fairness” allow these workers to truly succeed in a business system based on profit, greed, and manipulation.

So when this Reddit employee warns readers to be wary of promotions at work, especially at a company you’re not affiliated with or enthusiastic about, he’s not entirely misguided.

Of course, if you want to make more money, support your family, and build a successful career, there are companies that can give you the best of both worlds: a supportive culture and a fair salary.

Yet they are difficult to obtain. So if you’re stuck accepting a leadership position at a toxic company, make sure you set boundaries and make a conscious effort to protect your integrity.

Zayda Slabbekoorn is a news and entertainment writer at YourTango, focusing on health and wellness, social policy and human interest stories