foreword
I remember a buddy who was doing android development. He looked for a job again last year. It was a good job. Their project development director was really far-sighted. That guy has been with him for two years to speculate on houses and buy stocks. Now he is about to buy a car. I am very different. The last time he drank, he told me that it was thanks to his current boss.
Many years ago, when interviewing for a software engineer position in a company, the interviewer finally asked me: Do you like working with smart people? For example, someone smarter than you.
After getting a positive answer, the interviewer continued to ask: why? Wouldn't it be easier for you to stand out if everyone around you wasn't as smart as you? At that time, I replied: Suppose you were admitted to Tsinghua University, presumably you are not willing to go to Shandong Lanxiang to study! The interviewer smiled.
I keep answering, working with smart people, I can learn more knowledge, and also learn more working methods and experiences. At the same time, we learn from each other and improve ourselves together. With smart people, I am more productive and create more value for the company.
Without contrast, there is no harm.
Years later, when I changed the environment, it brought back memories of this interview. Once again, I realized how important it is to work with smart people.
Why work with smart people? I think it can be viewed from the following angles.
From the perspective of personal improvement, smart people have strong learning ability, and smart people can form a mutually reinforcing atmosphere together, which is very beneficial to everyone's progress. Work with smart people and grow faster, especially newbies. Work with smart people, and smart people's work style, communication style, and management style will become a role model for new people. Smart people are generally happy to share, and if newcomers are also smart, they will avoid many detours.
Smart people are generally not bad. If the newcomer is smart, the veteran can also worry. Many things can be taught once or twice, and mutual things don't have to be repeated.
Smart people are confident, capable, and have a broader vision. Smart people work together, learn from each other, and there is more room for mutual improvement.
Smart people pay more attention to personal branding.
Good communication skills, speaking and writing e-mails are concise and to the point, highlighting key points. Smart people are good at time management and promises will be done on time.
There are more smart people, and there will be an environment of trust. Workwear atmosphere is more relaxed. If people trust each other before, the communication cost will be reduced a lot. The atmosphere is more relaxed, the communication cost is lower, and of course more time is spent on creating value. Just imagine, in a depressing environment, everyone does not trust, everyone is racking their brains to cope with all kinds of communication, how much energy can they put on creating value.
On top of that, smart people tend to look higher and focus more on the big picture. Just imagine a small clip from the following work, a smart person thinks, how much value can my small improvement bring to the company; another person, he may be struggling, he met the boss in the elevator yesterday and didn't greet him, he Will there be any opinion?
In an environment where smart people gather, everyone cares more about the embodiment of personal value, and they pay more attention to how much value they can create for the society. This is a very fulfilling thing. And people who are not smart enough may be more concerned about the details of the small circle they are in.
Consider Scenario A:
Zhang San: Li Si, hello, do you have a plan for the issues we discussed last week?
Li Si: According to your request, 2 sets of plans have been proposed... Their pros and cons are... We suggest... This result is better than the previous plan...
Zhang San: Great, just follow yours Suggestions come, thank you. By the way, are you free next Monday afternoon or Tuesday afternoon? I would like to ask Wang Wu to discuss the next step. Before discussing, we need...
Li Si: So what do I need to do?
Zhang San: Please prepare... I will send you the materials for your reference later. If you have any questions, you can contact me.
Li Si: Good.
Another scenario B:
Zhang San: Li Si, on the issue of communication last week, has your plan been completed?
Li Si: What's the problem?
Zhang San: It was discussed last time...how come you keep forgetting, how many times have you said it.
Li Si: Oh, I've been really busy recently. Besides, you just let me finish it, and you didn't say I would do it today...
Zhang San: Next time, I'll complain to your boss... It must be done today. Let me see your progress. Why does your plan cost so much? Last time a similar demand, your assessment was XX, how come it has become like this now.
Li Si: This time is different from the last time. This time... last time...
Zhang San: Don't think I don't understand, this is definitely not right. You go to communicate with XX, the plan must have room for compression. In the past, XX also wanted to fool me, I tell you, you are still a little tender.
Li Si: ...
Zhang San: I will have a meeting with Wang Wu in the afternoon to discuss the needs for the next step.
Li Si: I have to make a plan this afternoon.
Zhang San: Then I don't care. This is what you have to do before. You didn't blame anyone and worked overtime to make up for it.
Li Si: All right.
In scene A, Zhang San and Li Si are in a collaborative relationship, and the two trust each other. What needs to be done by Li Si, in the field that he does not understand, Zhang San trusts Li Si's professional ability. When Zhang San asked for a meeting, he made an appointment in advance and was well organized. I believed that Li Si would be well prepared before the meeting.
In scene B, Zhang San and Li Si are more like a hostile relationship. Zhang San suspects that Li Si has falsely reported expenses, and Li Si is also very dissatisfied with Zhang San. When he asked for the meeting, Zhang San didn't mention what Li Si needed to prepare. At that time...the meeting might be in a rush again.
Going back to the question at the beginning of the article: Wouldn’t it be easier for you to stand out if everyone around you wasn’t as smart as you? If the environment and system are not perfect, you have the opportunity to improve it, isn't it better?
Then ask: Why do so many college students flock to the North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen every year instead of the vast rural areas? In the countryside, I believe they can stand out in no time. The rural foundation is backward, isn't it a good opportunity for them to show their strengths?
We can immediately think of the poor treatment in rural areas. Yes, treatment. Generally speaking, the value an individual generates is proportional to the return he obtains. If the value of going to backward areas is greater, shouldn't the treatment be higher?
Finally, let’s end with a quote from a netizen’s Weibo ([what-fruit], which is enough to answer the question at the beginning of this article.
My mother: The biggest mistake I made was that I thought it would be easier to go down to work, but in fact it was easier to go up, because people with higher levels have a clearer mind and act rationally. There are many people in small places who can't turn their heads. If you quarrel with them every day, you will waste your time and energy on it.
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