Levels of Delusions
The Real Career Progression
You suffer at the depth of your delusions:
Level 1: "No one ever understands my vision."
Level 2: "This team would fall apart without me running the show."
Level 3: "If it wasn’t for others slowing me down, I’d be miles ahead."
Level 4: "Management creates processes because they don’t trust us."
Level 5: "We’re doomed to fail because the system is rigged against us."
Level 6: "My manager is sabotaging my success on purpose."
Level 7: "The company never values my contributions."
Level 8: "You question the depth of your own delusions."
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Level 19: "You use words like synergy, asymmetric, orthogonal, and mutually exclusive in meetings to make your point."