Things I have learnt as a software engineer in a multinational

I suppose these watches are not for us, mortals, men born out of a woman. Warren Buffet and Jeff Bezos are humans too and need to feel some kick when they buy things. Relative to Buffet's net worth spanned over 100 years, this watch is like a $25 one for me.
 
sle said:
Ok, explain this to me. Why would anyone want to pay anything for a watch that is, by construction, less accurate and durable than a quartz/electronic one? Also, if you paid X thousand for a thing like this, wouldn’t you be always scared to lose it or break it?
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Prestige, perceived future value IE investment. It's no different than investing in art. Watches do very well at auctions when art is doing well.
 
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Also the aversion to cognitive dissonance is sufficient that a person who reliably projects high social status will be viewed as competent and high-performing in any place. If you've got such a watch, the implication is that you must be worth something.
 
Simples said:
"Fire whenever you get away with", creates toxic workplace cultures over time, though management will be blind by it until the axes finally grind themselves. Studies show that such culling actually lowers productivity and innovation too, as it creates really bad group dynamics where everyone in the group vie to be #1, do the "best" type of work, avoid necessary risk-taking, creates blame-culture, dissolves trust, team-work, mentorship and constructive diversions, etc.

Otherwise these read like a summary of common workplace experience. Management just doesn't hear about it, since everyone is punished by pointing out flaws or taking initiative.
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If you create a firing culture you lose the two ends of the distribution, the low end you wanted to lose and the high end you were hoping to nurture. You are left with middle of profile people who cannot easily get hired away. The low end jumps ship ahead of the axe, the high profile knows they are not at risk but watch themselves jump ship - without maybe really knowing why - actually consciously or subconsciously they don't like the "culling"culture even though they know they are not at risk.
 
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