Great comment ... this mindset is not just elitist, it's also incredibly biased and narrow minded. I think a goal like "you need to be in the top 3 percent" (whatever that is) also contributes greatly to this elitist mindset.
And, the whole idea of diversity and inclusiveness goes out of the window like this - we all need to be "rockstars" or "ninjas", as if we're movie stars in Hollywood, rather than people writing code and fixing bugs.
I don't think real world companies need ninjas, rock stars, geeks, nerds or 3 percenters, they just need real normal people with empathy and communication skills!
Great comment ... this mindset is not just elitist, it's also incredibly biased and narrow minded. I think a goal like "you need to be in the top 3 percent" (whatever that is) also contributes greatly to this elitist mindset.
And, the whole idea of diversity and inclusiveness goes out of the window like this - we all need to be "rockstars" or "ninjas", as if we're movie stars in Hollywood, rather than people writing code and fixing bugs.
I don't think real world companies need ninjas, rock stars, geeks, nerds or 3 percenters, they just need real normal people with empathy and communication skills!
Agreed 👍
This!