FIED and TESTED!
If judging others constitute full time employment, most of the world is a well employed place.
And, there is no typo in the caption. It is not ' fried and tested '.
‘?Fied?‘ can fall into these three buckets.
Qualified?means that you have?done the work,?earned our trust?and?get invited?to join us. You get a?seat at the table. More than ever, our current technology and the lack of gatekeepers mean that?your body of work?could?earn you?the?benefit of the doubt?and give you a chance to?speak up.
Disqualified?is what happens when you?over promise and under deliver. Or, if you?expose intent?that is?not in alignment?with?what the rest of the world needs or expects.
Unqualified?is rare. It’s at a premium. As in ”?you have our unqualified support ” .?Getting the?benefit of the doubt?long after most people would?lost our?trust?is a?hard-won privilege.?It’s hard to earn unqualified support, but, if you do, make sure and?be careful?that you do?not waste it.
The?worrying trend?is that too often even before we begin looking at?skill, we’re?judging people?for other reasons. That’s?wrong and wasteful?as well. Being?confused?about what makes someone?qualified?or not?perpetuates injustice.?
That’s a?race to the bottom.
“Judging others is easy because it distracts us from the responsibility of judging ourselves.”
Stop judging how far people still have to go. Start celebrating how far they’ve come.
ENDS