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One of the more charming elements of the modern workplace is the conducive environment it provides for comparing yourself to others. Sometimes it feels like we are all in one big cage match, competing with one another for jobs, status, resources, and promotions. As a result, we feel compelled to continually check out one another’s progress. We need to know how much of the boss’s attention we’re getting or how fast our career is advancing compared to our peers. There’s a built-in incentive to continually check the rearview mirror—or heaven forbid, look ahead—to see where everyone else is.
As if I need any more incentive to do that.
I’m constantly comparing myself to others. Who’s up? Who’s down? Who got to add headcount in their department? Who sat at the same table as the regional director at the company picnic? Who wiped out with a gaffe-filled presentation to the board of directors? Every little thing is a potential metric by which I can compare myself to others. And the worse the metric makes them look compared to me, well, giddy up.
One of the more charming elements of the modern workplace is the conducive environment it provides for comparing yourself to others. Sometimes it feels like we are all in one big cage match, competing with one another for jobs, status, resources, and promotions. As a result, we feel compelled to continually check out one another’s progress. We need to know how much of the boss’s attention we’re getting or how fast our career is advancing compared to our peers. There’s a built-in incentive to continually check the rearview mirror—or heaven forbid, look ahead—to see where everyone else is.
As if I need any more incentive to do that.
I’m constantly comparing myself to others. Who’s up? Who’s down? Who got to add headcount in their department? Who sat at the same table as the regional director at the company picnic? Who wiped out with a gaffe-filled presentation to the board of directors? Every little thing is a potential metric by which I can compare myself to others. And the worse the metric makes them look compared to me, well, giddy up.
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