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Originally Posted by Derwood
yes, I disagree. hard work, wherewithal and gumption alone are not enough to be successful in any business, whether it be someone else's or your own. There are hundreds of factors out of your control that contribute to whether you can advance within a company
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The only thing missing is a person actually being able to "add value". A person can work hard, not adding value - and the work is meaningless. To the degree we have people willing to work hard, but not knowing how to translate the work to "adding value" or something that is marketable is a problem. In one regard we may agree if you think a company will purposefully act in ways to minimize or prevent people they employ from having transferable marketable skills. Just like Apple doesn't want Itunes enriching other MP3 player companies they would prefer the employees they develop not go to work for Microsoft.
Every person has to understand they have to lookout for their own interests in the market place - it is a dog eat dog world. Those who don't want to compete, get exploited. But, that is their choice. In the end that is the point where we part ways.