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By Julie Zhuo · lg.substack.com · @joulee on X · LinkedIn
An open, personal letter from a manager to a younger, overconfident college graduate she once worked with. The author reflects on how the young person's arrogance was hard to see past at the time, and frames the piece as a look back at a difficult working relationship from her own perspective.
Subscriber post — summary only01Key takeaways
- Early-career overconfidence can be hard for managers to see past while they are stressed and overloaded.
- Reflecting on past working relationships can reveal what each side was missing at the time.
- Writing an unsent letter is a way to process feedback and interpersonal friction years later.
- Managers can look back at how they handled difficult team members with more empathy over time.
“At the time when our paths crossed, all I could see in the fog and smoke of my life was your arrogance.”Julie Zhuo · The Looking Glass
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