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> on the basis of mountains of backbreaking and incredibly impactful work

I can spot (maybe unintentional) ambiguity from a mile away. Whose backs were broken, and who did the work.

Can you spot a metaphor?

>basis of mountains of backbreaking and incredibly impactful work.

This is the kind of BS MBAs say to each other.

He also had a terrible reputation of being an arrogant prick. People hated working for him (or so I've been told). I've heard he made grown people cry.

None of that is true, so far as I know. I remember him as kind and considerate. That doesn't mean he wasn't demanding, but he was quite fair, and sensitive to the impact of his words and actions.

Apparently he did the equivalent work of 500 engineers. Impressive!

Like what?