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Stop Talking to Technology Executives Like They Have Anything to Say (www.stilldrinking.org)

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[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 87 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

I think the root issue is more around the belief that US companies operate off of meritocracy.

I.E. only the most qualified and competent people make it to the top.

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[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or even more basically:

what's good for business is generally not what's good for society.

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[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

In many instances it can be argued that the decisions they make are not good for the business either, at least in the mid- to long-term.

What's good for ~~business~~ stockholders is generally not what's good for society. FTFY

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

This is the right statement, in my opinion.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago

US companies operate off of the Peter Principle, psychopathic willingness and ability to exploit others, and a merciless drive for profit.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

American execs definitely fail upwards. I have seen pharma execs fuck up to the tune of $200M+ and then get poached for more money.

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[–] clif@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Who was it that said that the mark of a good leader is that everyone working under them is smarter than the leader?

By that metric, the C level are the dumbest people in a company.

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