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		gaius on March 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Companies with a flat structure are weird There is always a hierarchy. The only question is if its written down anywhere. And even in companies with an explicit org chart, there is often an informal one which is more powerful.

phamilton on March 15, 2015 [–]

The hierarchy doesn't always match what's written down either.

I think everyone has felt they are "doing someone else's job" at various times in their career.

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