How do so many people again and again get roped into obsessing about their companies? I realise there is a bag of tricks to keep people on their toes (frequent waves of firing, impostor syndrome, friend cliques), but how do they fall into the trap initially?
Has any one here worked at a non hierarchical company? It seems very alien to me to have an organization set up that way.
I'm currently working at a company with no upper management, and peer reviews. It's not by design, but I suppose it's "flat" because of this - upper management have left or quit, or they haven't been able to find them. Lots of infighting.