![]() Sometimes it takes a group intervention of true friends, and individuals working through some sort of twelve-step program to remove themselves from the addictive negativity.Ī couple years ago, I was invited into the circle of someone I admired very much. The circle jerk often infiltrates communities, friends and groups of individuals, and it’s only when looking back that you really understand the ugliness and hurt that the relationships actually bring. Honesty and being genuine and happy in what you do in work and life is the best policy. I blame the circle jerk of workplace politics. People like my brazen honesty and the chances I took but these are also the very reasons why I got fired from my last job as a practitioner in HR and Recruiting. It’s one of the reasons I was promoted in my career quickly. I don’t follow the politics or games played on a daily basis. I work very hard to be an authentic person online and in real life, I find it extremely draining the roles you have to play and politics at work. While the original context of circle jerk is not suitable for work, my definition is about about group appreciation, recognition within an echo chamber that’s truly self serving… The circle jerk is drama, negativity, and just all the kinds of bullshit that sometimes people who appear to support another might bring. All the while stroking their own ego, talking down to others they are often jealous of without considering the feelings or life of those they are potentially hurting and damaging. The circle jerk is a group of individuals who just stroke each other’s ego, telling everyone within the circle they are awesome and then behind their back, talk – saying horrible things. My close group of besties are strong, powerful and successful business persons, both women and men who’ve experienced circle jerking first hand and have chosen to break out of the echo chamber individually and separately resulting in a very eclectic, honest and candid conversations about reflecting on circle jerking. The circle jerk is keeping you from being authentic, getting uncomfortable and doing great things. This is really much of my now job as a sort of ambassador and anthropologist for HR. Myself even as an introvert, I am all about meeting new people, building new relationships and making connections but sometimes it’s your community or group of friends that’s holding you back. It’s not about that other type of circle jerking… I’m talking about influence, relationships, and circle jerking in the context of business and business success.Ĭircle jerking is about limitations and the echo chamber that sometimes these close relationships and group-think often bring. We refer to it as “circle jerking.”įirst off, this article and post is totally suitable for work or SFW. There’s a group of my very close friends who refer to the endless congratulatory bullshit that happens in a lot of places where influence and knowing who you know is king.
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