Thread by @mipsytipsy

Another great point that many of us struggle with.

First of all, sure, there *should* be no bad jobs, but that injustice is likely to exceed your personal capacity to resolve. 🙃

https://twitter.com/comegetsomedave/status/1435108839469240328

You don't owe it to your employer to fix all the ways they are fucked up. Before going to battle, ask yourself:

* how much power do I have here?
* is the problem within my domain of responsibility or influence?
* who are my allies?
* do I have a reasonable chance of success?

and also: are they worth it? Is your employer fundamentally worth you staying and fighting? Is their product a net good for the world? Are your leaders decent, ethical people who care a lot?

If so, sure, pick some battles. See what happens. ☺️

But there's nothing to be gained by you hurling yourself on the spiked wall day after day. If you have no reasonable hope for success, or if the org is not worth fighting for, you should protect yourself.

(And start looking for another job.)

Finally, where you're at in your career really matters. I think of it like a selfishness continuum from junior to execs.

When you're just starting out, your only responsibility is yourself. Learn everything you can. If you have to do it at Goldman Sachs or ExxonMobil, so be it.

Do *not* risk your career trying to fix or change things -- you can't, and you'll only hurt yourself. 💜

But on the other end of the spectrum you have all the senior folks, people with explicit org power or outsized influence.

The more power you have in an org, the more responsibility you bear for it.

So if you're one of them, I think you do face the decision to fight or leave.

Finally, remember that you owe your job only what you choose to give it. Work isn't family. 🌷