re: Ted Lasso Season 2 Thread w/ Spoilers

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Nate isn't mad Ted got HC he was grateful to Ted for making him a coadh. He was spiteful that Ted asked Roy to be a coach. He even said it "you made me feel like the most important person in the world then ignored me". That's referring to making him a coach then ignoring him for Roy.

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Fair point, Ted becoming HC worked out for Nate when Nate got promoted, but later in his rant he called Ted a joke and said that Ted wouldn't have won any games without his help, then Nate said that this didn't just fall into his lap, he earned it (implying Ted didn't earn his position, obviously true).

People aren't going to be sympathetic to Nate because of his badly damaged personality and spiteful life choices, but this story is a nice reflection of reality. Despite the unusual premise (that Ted was hired so the team would fail), there is a good lesson here that life isn't fair and people often choose likeable people (even when they are less accomplished) over those with the best CV. Politics is the most obvious place we see this, but we've all seen head-shaking promotions or awards at our places of work. People with crappy personalities are always the most resentful, because they know they aren't likeable, so they feel that they should only be judged on their work.