StreetChief

Responsibility is the ceo's/boards for most places. Not that they will be taking responsibility any time soon. But the subordinate thing still applies, I think.

Generally I think long tenure is a positive signal, but you have to be growing. If you are growing and learning, and enjoying it, I recommend you continue to do so. Stop and smell the roses while you're at it.

In theory, skills are what matter, but I don't find that true in practice. Appearance matters more. A long tenure is a good look to most.

is your name a portmanteau of "aristocrat" and "fun?"

I recommend looking for being content, or at peace. Happiness is fleeting.

How could you possibly even begin to speak for others like this?

[Edit] There's billions of people on the planet, and you only might know yourself, and I only might know myself. So we know about 0% of current people. Not sure how old the earth is, but there's roughly 3 trillion years since the big bang, and so we've experienced about 0% of that. Seems hard to make such a sweeping statement as yours. Maybe you're considering life span, to which I'd reply "tis better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all," which is to say a long life isn't necessarily a good one. And before you bring up averages, averages are poor metrics. 999 + 1 / 2 = 500, and 500 is pretty far from 1.

I'm not sure what you base your belief you lack skills on, but if you were working at a telecom, I imagine you have skills. Never reject yourself from a job because of your own thoughts - apply and let the company decide if they need the skills they see in you. That said, this is a tough time to be looking, so you might have to be patient. I would also consider talking to a professional about your worries.

I also heard this saying recently that I like, not sure who said it originally:

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.”

wow that was fast!

Hadn't heard this before, but it seems true to me.

I feel like this implies that for years, one must remain silent while building trust.

Be very very sure of what this supposed "career progression" is before you leave something you enjoy.

The people in charge have the power and the responsibility to ensure they are doing the right thing, and that their subordinates are too. If your subordinates aren't doing the right thing, or aren't listening to you as the leader, you as the leader need to act.

Very rarely; maybe i misunderstood your point. You're saying it's an institutional failure, but not one of the leaders? So, it's the governments fault they allowed corporate structures to function this way? Or maybe you want to blame the board of directors?