"Remember Linda Yaccarino" - When Considering Going to Work for Notoriously Difficult Boss

 She was warned: Many in her field of communications flagged Linda Yaccarino that shifting to the job of CEO at X was an impossible undertaking. Sure, the ambitious long to jump from advertising/public relations to operations. But usually factored in is the reality that success might not be in cards.

They weren't for Yacarrino. She left after two years. Some contend her brand is in tatters and "she will never work again," at least not in a high-powered role.

The lesson here is obvious: Don't flatter yourself that you can make it where others haven't. Desperation for a job shouldn't be an incentive. Neither should the chance of being associated with an influential within the organization. 

When you stumble out of that context, as if from a bombing, there won't be sympathy. Professional anonymous networks Reddit, Fishbowl, Blind and Glassdoor out those situations which should be avoided. Just post a query: How is it to work for ...?

Sure, some do succeed. The odds for that, though, aren't good.

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