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It's not about that, it's that you have to think and put a lot of mental energy into "being respectful" rather than just being straight forwards and direct. You
by bamboozled 4y ago
It's not about that, it's that you have to think and put a lot of mental energy into "being respectful" rather than just being straight forwards and direct. You have to wait for the right time etc.
Giving feedback has higher risk and cost to it than it would otherwise be so why even do it?
While I'm not claiming it's an immediate crisis, I think it is and will continue to become a net long term loss for corporate American culture.
Musk is now teaching the world you can just fire people for saying anything you don't like without even a phone call, it will only make people more apprehensive to talk more freely.
- mathlover2 4y agoI think more than anything else Musk is teaching people to never apply to any company he owns under any circumstances. This isn't going to be treated as a role model for managers. It's going to be a model of exactly what not to do as a CEO, not just on HR issues, but everything else. I seriously don't see Twitter ever being able to hire a worker of any significant skill level ever again.
- blooalien 4y agoFunny that Musk was touting "free speech" as one of his reasons for wanting to buy Twitter in the first place, innit?
- bamboozled 4y agoVery clear at this stage that had nothing to do with his real intentions.
- randy909 4y agoBeing respectful and just being straight forward and direct are the same thing as long as you're not being an asshole while being straight forward and direct. I do agree that it can take extra mental energy to translate "this idea is stupid" to "the downside of this approach is..." if you are prone to thinking in a harsh, cynical voice (I'm guilty of it). That is energy well spent.