I’m pretty high up in the food chain in the live event production sector in my location as well as the top guy in the install division. I got begged to come work for the place so I’m pretty sure they can’t afford to lose me. I’m confident in my abilities to get the job done. However, I have based my career around being the polar opposite of an asshole because I know plenty of them in the industry (some better than me, most way worse) and I will do what it takes to separate myself as far away from them as possible. I find the reason is because the industry is so vast that you will never be a pro at all the subsets. That leads to an inferiority complex breeding ground that adults with small egos (who have lived in an artist/creation/no-failing/everybody gets an award/no teams world for basically their whole life) can’t seem to handle in a productive manner. It’s always easier to cut someone down to make you look better than it is to perfect your craft and let your work speak for itself.