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The thing that I think was pretty stunning about this article is that it pretty much lays bare that, in some people's eyes, "diversity" is the only goal. That i
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
The thing that I think was pretty stunning about this article is that it pretty much lays bare that, in some people's eyes, "diversity" is the only goal. That is, the title says that "Flat hierarchies rarely work", yet its only argument really for "not working" is that these companies aren't diverse. Nothing about business results, employee satisfaction, nada. Just "it's not diverse", and even then it doesn't really add much concrete evidence for its point, just some anecdotes from some people that "it felt like high school". The inclusion of Theranos is just flat out dumb: to attempt to try link Theranos' collapse to their org structure (as opposed to, say, their outright fraud and the fact that their tech never worked and was physically impossible) is laughable.
I honestly wonder if a story like this, which basically consists solely of conjecture and the author's point they want to make, would ever have been greenlit at the NYT if it wasn't specifically pushing this "approved" narrative.
- nine_k 3y agoIf you want diversity of opinion, NYT is not a suitable source. (Something like The Atlantic works much better.)
- phpisthebest 3y agoEven with in "diversity" the goal is only 2 metrics of diversity, race and sex... Nothing about political, socio-economic, geographic, cultural, educational, or 100's of other factors.
- tbrownaw 3y ago> yet its only argument really for "not working" is that these companies aren't diverse. I don't think diversity is the main reason they brought up theranos.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y agoHence my point literally 2 sentences down that including Theranos in an attempt to link org structure to business performance/propensity for scandal is ridiculously stupid.
- panarchy 3y agoNot to mention how many non-flat companies fail this diversity check? How many large companies have black women at the helm? I guess hierarchical structures rarely work either! Damn we seem to be in a conundrum! NOTHING WORKS!
- davorak 3y ago> The thing that I think was pretty stunning about this article is that it pretty much lays bare that, in some people's eyes, "diversity" is the only goal. Some people think incorrectly on all topics in wild ways. This article does not(edit) provide evidence that '"diversity" is the only goal' for some people. I am sure you can find people like that, but this article is not good evidence for it or that they that they are a significant force in the work place.