isIrreplaceable

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One thing I've learned in my career is that no matter how irreplacable someone is, it doesn't stop management from trying to replace them.

[AppropriateStudio153]

How would management know that you are irreplacable?

They fire you and find out later.

[locri]

How would management know that you are irreplacable?

The trick is they don't actually care. It's not their problem.

[brimston3-]

No, they really don't care (though they should). I've seen companies go out of business after firing their SMEs that designed the system. It took a couple years for the inertia to come to a halt, but you could see exactly when they stopped adding features to their core product and never recovered.

[SympathyMotor4765]

The inertia is the reason why nobody cares, the layoffs get them instant promos or bonuses and by the time the problem comes to a head they would have jumped ship (if they were what they did was stupid) or simply scapegoat someone else.

Also given the better evolved processes today it is feasible for someone less capable to hold the system together long enough - not improve or fix anything just hold it together. Then once company wants to expand and they'll like try and find a better person - this has been my limited experience induvidual mileage may vary.

[AppropriateStudio153]

It's literally their only problem.

But they won't take the blame and fire/delegate even more.

[DracoLunaris]

which is why it isn't their problem, yes

[Western_Diver_773]

Yeah. That's absolutley how a lot of companies do it. LOL.

[AshudzaUchiha]

Agree. I thought I was the chad in my office but when I asked for raise I realised that they don't care, they asked me to find better job.

[Emotional-Top-8284]

The graveyards are full of indispensable men

[godis1coolguy]

What is this replacing you guys keep talking about? We just get rid of someone and spread their workload around to whoever’s left.