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> resources were denied or otherwise withheld between teams as a part of internal competition, service to the organisation was routinely forgotten or ignored, a
by happyopossum 2y ago
> resources were denied or otherwise withheld between teams as a part of internal competition, service to the organisation was routinely forgotten or ignored, and changes in direction seemed to occur every quarter, if not every month.
Government funded
Loosely defined goals
Little oversight
No accountability
Yup, given the inputs, your description checks out.
- ATIThrowaway 2y agoIn my experience, this happens at bad private-sector organisations as well. An asp is an asp, even when it's taxpayer-funded.
- robertlagrant 2y agoPrivate-sector organisations aren't wasting tax money. They're mis-spending their own money.
- kryptiskt 2y agoThey love to waste government funds too when they can get their hands on some.
- robertlagrant 2y agoThat's still the government mis-spending your taxes.
- Apocryphon 2y agoWhat about when governments give private sector organizations tax breaks, and then those organizations go on to do something wasteful?
- robertlagrant 2y agoThat's the government doing it. I don't understand the question. The government is deciding to do something.
- jhbadger 2y agoGovernment contracts (ultimately tax money) are the primary way a lot of companies get their money, though. You don't sell fighter aircraft or massive rockets to the public. Even a lot of AI companies like Palantir primarily serve the government.