This picture reminded me of something I've learned over my time in Pharma. There are just too many cooks all the time. Some actually help with you work, some pretend to work just so they can put their names on the project, some don't do any work and still take credit away from you, and then there's the few who actually put in the work. I feel like a loser for being in the category of 'diligently working' while others just play pretend and still get to keep their jobs. Is this your experience?

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you just described pharma culture a little too accurately. I’ve been in the industry for a while now, and honestly, you’re not alone in feeling this way. There are always way too many people in the room, and not all of them are there to actually contribute. But one thing is for sure, leadership might not always call it out immediately, but the folks actually moving projects forward tend to build a good internal rep and those “pretend workers” eventually get exposed, or worse, stay stagnant while you keep growing. So don't stop doing what you're doing or feel bad for doing the right thing. More power to you.

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You likely described many industries.

I’m my company, we have D2s reporting to other D2s and VPs reporting to other VPs and those of us below that see no clear vision for anything.

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Feel this in my bones

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