A living example of the MacLeod hierarchy and the Gervais Principle at play. Psychopathic executives managed to groom their whole staff into clueless lemmings t

A living example of the MacLeod hierarchy and the Gervais Principle at play. Psychopathic executives managed to groom their whole staff into clueless lemmings to better abuse them. The Gervais principle was defined by Venkat (Venkatesh Rao) in a series of articles published in his blog. They should be well known around here, but here they are for those who missed them. The insight of these essays is amazing, and worth much more than the time it'll take you to read them. . __________ The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office” --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o... The Gervais Principle II: Posturetalk, Powertalk, Babytalk and Gametalk --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/11/11/the-gervais-principle-ii-posturetalk-powertalk-babytalk-and-gametalk/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/11/11/the-gervais-principle-i... The Gervais Principle III: The Curse of Development --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/04/14/the-gervais-principle-iii-the-curse-of-development/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/04/14/the-gervais-principle-i... The Gervais Principle IV: Wonderful Human Beings --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/10/14/the-gervais-principle-iv-wonderful-human-beings/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/10/14/the-gervais-principle-i... . _________ Related considerations by the same author. . The Genealogy of the Gervais Principle --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/02/04/the-genealogy-of-the-gervais-principle/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/02/04/the-genealogy-of-the-ge... Random Promotions and the Gervais Principle --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/12/13/random-promotions-and-the-gervais-principle/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/12/13/random-promotions-and-t... Conceptual Metaphors (Mashable), Gervais Principle (Fugitive Philosophy) --- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/01/13/conceptual-metaphors-mashable-gervais-principle-fugitive-philosophy/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/01/13/conceptual-metaphors-ma... Two Interesting Gervais Principle Follow-Ups -- http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/05/06/two-interesting-gervais-principle-follow-ups/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/05/06/two-interesting-gervais...