Am I crazy or is my entire company full of incompetent people?
I really need someone to give me a reality check on this. I've been working at my company for about 4 years, got promoted a few times, and have been in a junior leadership role for about 18 months.
The higher I get promoted, the dumber the conversations become. I swear to God, the entire top leadership team is a clique of the CEO's friends from when the company first started. Not a single one of them has real qualifications or a track record to justify their position. They just got lucky being in the right place at the right time.
It's gotten to the point where I'm almost convinced I'm one of the most competent people here, and honestly, it's a terrible feeling. I'm not a genius or anything; all I do is work hard and think things through properly. But apparently, that's considered a superpower here.
I'm genuinely surprised how this company is still standing. It makes me wonder, is this the norm in the market? Does anyone else look around at their job and ask themselves... How is this place even running?