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> it is common practice for male executives to have female subordinates take responsibility when things go wrong I’m gonna go out in a limb here and say it’s c

> it is common practice for male executives to have female subordinates take responsibility when things go wrong I’m gonna go out in a limb here and say it’s common for any executive to pass the buck to any subordinate. It’s human nature to not want blame.

xtian 7y ago
> It’s human nature to not want blame. That’s not human nature, it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.
- GrayTextIsTruth 7y ago
  >immature state Human nature IS an immature state. It’s our uncivilized base instinct. So yes.
  - xtian 7y ago
    There’s really no indication that civilization is in any way correlated with personal maturity.
- azangru 7y ago
  > it’s a pathological, immature state of mind The word "pathological", presumably, means "deviating from the normal". The word "normal", in its turn, has two distinct meanings: one that is about what is desirable, the other is about what is common. On these grounds, and according to the second meaning of the word "normal", I would argue that fear is not pathological, nor is the desire to escape blame. It's quite normal. Whether some people can control this desire is the question.
  - xtian 7y ago
    That’s not what pathological means at all…
- commandlinefan 7y ago
  > it’s a pathological, immature state of mind. So, exactly the state of mind that leads one to become a business executive than?
  - xtian 7y ago
    No doubt, in many cases.
happytoexplain 7y ago
As with all generalizations, it's a matter of ratio. I can only speak anecdotally when I say that I've seen this happen between male execs and female subordinates more often than other combinations.
- Reimersholme 7y ago
  Yes. Given that women on average show higher agreeableness (as in big-5) than men, it seems likely that this dynamic would be more common with a male exec and female subordinate than in other combinations.

xtian 7y ago

> It’s human nature to not want blame. That’s not human nature, it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.

GrayTextIsTruth 7y ago
>immature state Human nature IS an immature state. It’s our uncivilized base instinct. So yes.
- xtian 7y ago
  There’s really no indication that civilization is in any way correlated with personal maturity.
azangru 7y ago
> it’s a pathological, immature state of mind The word "pathological", presumably, means "deviating from the normal". The word "normal", in its turn, has two distinct meanings: one that is about what is desirable, the other is about what is common. On these grounds, and according to the second meaning of the word "normal", I would argue that fear is not pathological, nor is the desire to escape blame. It's quite normal. Whether some people can control this desire is the question.
- xtian 7y ago
  That’s not what pathological means at all…
commandlinefan 7y ago
> it’s a pathological, immature state of mind. So, exactly the state of mind that leads one to become a business executive than?
- xtian 7y ago
  No doubt, in many cases.

happytoexplain 7y ago

As with all generalizations, it's a matter of ratio. I can only speak anecdotally when I say that I've seen this happen between male execs and female subordinates more often than other combinations.

Reimersholme 7y ago
Yes. Given that women on average show higher agreeableness (as in big-5) than men, it seems likely that this dynamic would be more common with a male exec and female subordinate than in other combinations.