I never understood why I always got so depressed reading LinkedIn, until I read The Gervais Principle by Venkatesh Rao. And then I saw that LinkedIn consists almost entirely of clueless people talking to other clueless people, and exclusively in posturetalk (these are Rao’s terms - “clueless” means something…
…pleasant and technical read. It reads almost like a novel. Separately, I think it's worth reading at least a couple things that are more cynical. It's helpful for balance. On that front I'd say... 1. The Gervais Principle by Venkatesh Rao This is a lengthy blog series (or ebook). It uses a metaphor about The Office, but it's still plenty relatable if you didn't watch that show. The abstraction this lays over modern knowledge…
……虽然我现在还要轮值 on-call 并且在一大家大公司工作，但我现在已经找到了工作与生活的平衡。有趣的是，这一切都始于我偶然发现的一本由 Venkatesh Rao 写的“电子书”，叫《The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to The Office》。它虽然有点夸张，但确实促使我重新审视了自己的职业和生活。免费阅读链接：https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
…have equilibrium in my work-life balance now even though I still do on-call rotations and work for a massive company. Funny thing is all of this started from me randomly finding an "e-book" called "The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to The Office" by Venkatesh Rao. It's a somewhat exaggerated take on things, but it got me to re-evaluate my career and life. Free to read: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
Warning: this is a huge topic. For further reading: Venkatesh Rao's series on the Gervais Principle: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o... My series on the same issue (organizational inefficiency): http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/gervais-princ... In a picture:…
This "Defining the Corporate Hierarchy" is a re-hash of the (acknowledged) original, the "Gervais Principle" by Venkatesh Rao. The Gervais Principle is brilliant. "The Gervais Principle" series home: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/
我以前从来搞不懂为什么每次刷 LinkedIn 都让我这么抑郁，直到我读了 Venkatesh Rao 写的《The Gervais Principle》（格维斯原则）。然后我才明白，LinkedIn 上几乎全是懵圈人（clueless）在和另一群懵圈人对话，而且全都是装腔作势的话术（posturetalk，这些都是 Rao 的术语——“clueless”在这里指的是……
I never understood why I always got so depressed reading LinkedIn, until I read The Gervais Principle by Venkatesh Rao. And then I saw that LinkedIn consists almost entirely of clueless people talking to other clueless people, and exclusively in posturetalk (these are Rao’s terms - “clueless” means something…
强烈推荐阅读 Venkatesh Rao 的《The Gervais Principle》，里面对办公室黑话及更多内容做了更深入的探讨。
Highly recommend reading The Gervais Principle by Venkatesh Rao for a more in-depth discussion of office talk, and much more.
……读起来既顺畅又具技术性，几乎像部小说。另外，我觉得至少值得读几篇更愤世嫉俗一点的东西，有助于心态平衡。在这方面我想说…… 1. Venkatesh Rao 的《The Gervais Principle》。这是一篇长篇博客系列（也可以说是电子书）。它拿美剧《The Office》（办公室）来打比方，但就算你没看过这剧也完全能感同身受。它对现代知识……所做的抽象……
…pleasant and technical read. It reads almost like a novel. Separately, I think it's worth reading at least a couple things that are more cynical. It's helpful for balance. On that front I'd say... 1. The Gervais Principle by Venkatesh Rao This is a lengthy blog series (or ebook). It uses a metaphor about The Office, but it's still plenty relatable if you didn't watch that show. The abstraction this lays over modern knowledge…
……虽然我现在还要轮值 on-call 并且在一大家大公司工作，但我现在已经找到了工作与生活的平衡。有趣的是，这一切都始于我偶然发现的一本由 Venkatesh Rao 写的“电子书”，叫《The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to The Office》。它虽然有点夸张，但确实促使我重新审视了自己的职业和生活。免费阅读链接：https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
…have equilibrium in my work-life balance now even though I still do on-call rotations and work for a massive company. Funny thing is all of this started from me randomly finding an "e-book" called "The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to The Office" by Venkatesh Rao. It's a somewhat exaggerated take on things, but it got me to re-evaluate my career and life. Free to read: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
警告：这是一个非常庞大的话题。扩展阅读：Venkatesh Rao 关于 Gervais Principle 的系列文章：http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o... 我针对同一问题（组织低效）写的系列：http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/gervais-princ... 用一张图概括：…
Warning: this is a huge topic. For further reading: Venkatesh Rao's series on the Gervais Principle: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o... My series on the same issue (organizational inefficiency): http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/gervais-princ... In a picture:…
这篇《Defining the Corporate Hierarchy》不过是把 Venkatesh Rao 的原作《Gervais Principle》（文中也承认了）拿来重新炒了遍冷饭。《The Gervais Principle》写得绝妙。《The Gervais Principle》系列主页：https://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/
This "Defining the Corporate Hierarchy" is a re-hash of the (acknowledged) original, the "Gervais Principle" by Venkatesh Rao. The Gervais Principle is brilliant. "The Gervais Principle" series home: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/