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If you understand corporate America it is fairly intuitive that for the longest time the shortest path to managerial progression was increasing headcount in your department. Every cycle you made the case for why you needed more bodies as you executed against some sort of revenue target. This time things are going to go in reverse. Tokens are going to be allocated by department based on demonstrable ROI. Initially that return metric will primarily be based on incremental efficiency. Department heads that can show a clear trade-off between headcount and tokens will be rewarded. Those who can’t will be starved of compute. This means the incentives are now in reverse. The more people you can cut in your org the more tokens you’ll be allocated and the higher profile you become in the broader org. The fastest way to be promoted is to have a high token allocation and a clear track of gutting humans. When I say the Hunger Games are coming to corporate America I really mean that shit ✌️
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