JR, you know a different type of person than I do

I've worked about 15-20 different jobs (I started young & a lot were part time). Every place I've ever worked has valued employees who speak up. Pointing out a problem & working toward a solution were the ways to get promoted. The only exceptions were Amazon (where I worked as an elf one Christmas, packing people's Christmas presents) and a telephone book delivery service where no one cared about the job.


I think we disagree because everyone (including me) lives in the bubble they like the most. For example, I don't know people who want stupid subordinates because when I meet people like that, I instantly dislike them without even knowing why. So I stop hanging out with them.

Case in point: I once had a job interview with a big real estate developer. The top guy was well-known around town. He had an electric personality, the office was nice, & it was exactly the type of job I was looking for. But something about him put me off. I couldn't figure out what, but I didn't want to work there so I didn't follow up after the interview. 18 months later, he got busted for fraud. Basically he was running a Ponzi scheme on the bankers who lent to him. He'd use the loan on his next project to pay off the construction companies on the last project.