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shorter Economist: Fake fun: ball pits. Real Fun: smoking and drinking at the office, office romances shading into sexual harassment. Why can't boys be boys?
by msg 16y ago
shorter Economist:
Fake fun: ball pits. Real Fun: smoking and drinking at the office, office romances shading into sexual harassment. Why can't boys be boys?
"While imposing ersatz fun on their employees, companies are battling against the real thing. Many force smokers to huddle outside like furtive criminals. Few allow their employees to drink at lunch time, let alone earlier in the day. A regiment of busybodies—from lawyers to human-resources functionaries—is waging war on office romance, particularly between people of different ranks. Hewlett-Packard, a computer-maker, recently sacked its successful chief executive, Mark Hurd, after a contractor made vague allegations—later quietly settled—of sexual harassment. (Oracle, a rival, quickly snapped up Mr Hurd.)"
- neilk 16y agoAlways remember that the Economist is written by 24-year-old grad students trying to sound like wise old men. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist#Editorial_anonymity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist#Editorial_anonymi...
- 3pt14159 16y agoDon't pass off other people's speculations as facts and then quote Wikipedia as if there is a reliable source in there that backs up what you are saying.
- Perceval 16y agoIt's true. My old boss used to get interviewed by The Economist from time to time. Their editors really are a bunch of 25-year-olds.
- neilk 16y agoIt's not speculation. In fact I would argue that my statement is pretty close to being objectively true. The Economist has a dry world-weary wit that is supposed to suggest an author of great and deep experience. And many independent sources have noted that the Economist is largely written by people under 30, in many cases even under 25, who are at pains to conceal this with their editorial anonymity and stylistic choices. Wikipedia itself isn't a reliable source, but you can follow the references from Wikipedia that help verify the claim.
- eds 16y agoI love it! Just re-subscribed thanks to your comment.