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It's why we have a military even though war is bad.

• lsc 16y ago
  it seems more like a management problem to me. I mean, if I had someone working for me who bullied my other employees into doing things that harmed the company, I'd tell the guy to knock it off, and if he continued, I'd fire him (or her... I don't think this is a gender-specific problem.) The problem is that in most companies, the people who own the place, who feel the actual profit and loss are so far removed from any decision making that all you have left is the personality of middle managers trying to advance personal goals.
  • tome 16y ago
    it seems more like a management problem to me. I mean, if I had someone working for me who bullied my other employees into doing things that harmed the company, I'd tell the guy to knock it off Unless he managed to convince you that he was actually helping.
    • lsc 16y ago
      >Unless he managed to convince you that he was actually helping. Eh, in smaller companies, the truth usually comes out sooner rather than later. If the owner doesn't recognize the problem fast enough, the company dies. That, and as the owner, I'm very directly concerned with the health of the company, and I'm involved with day to day operations. In a publicly traded company, the people who are directly concerned with the health of the company at best come to a meeting once a year. Yeah, you can pay other people to look out for your interests, and sometimes that's even a good idea. But you are a fool if you think those people will put your interests above their own. I'm trying to say that as the owner, you'd have to fool me. Possible, sure. But I'm going to work damn hard to prevent you from doing so. In a public company, however, you don't need to fool your bosses; you just need to convince them that supporting you furthers their own goals better than firing you would.
  • yters 16y ago
    You also have the problem of clever bullies who know how to play management.