Reading Lavingia’s account of his time trying to do good for American citizens, paints a familiar picture of optimism colliding with bureaucratic inertia. He got an opportunity to contribute and learned much about government operations, and left frustrated by the lack of tangible progress and meaningful authority. This a story reflects the experience of young employees when they start as a screw in the cog of wheel so large they can't even see its full size or understand the speed and direction of its movement. Any other outcome than what he describes would be absolutely shocking.
Over the years, I have seen so many young people join their "dream companies" hoping to do amazing, meaningful and world-changing work. They give it everything they have and yet the needle refuses to move. They redouble their efforts and yet nothing yields results. There comes a fork in the road at the point. Some decide to find a way to coast while they focus on their personal lives, outside interests and such. Others leave and go try their luck somewhere else. There are select few how channel their ambition to playing the game that needs to be played to succeed in the company of their dreams, become entirely different people in the process.
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