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> Ask the CIO what actual threat all this is preventing the CIO is securing his job.

• reaperducer 2y ago
  the CIO is securing his job. Every CIO I have worked for (where n=3) has gotten where they are because they're a good manager, even though they have near-zero current technical knowledge. The fetishizing of "business," in part through MBAs, has been detrimental to actually getting things done. A century ago, if someone asked you what you do and you replied, "I'm a businessman. I have a degree in business," you'd get a response somewhere between "Yeah, but what to you actually do" and outright laughter.
  • alabastervlog 2y ago
    It's a relatively recent change, too. Transition from "the executives and managers mostly came up through 10-25 years of doing 'lower' jobs in the company, and very much know how the business actually works" to "we hire MBAs to those roles directly" was throughout the '70s-'90s. Finance and business grads have really taken over the economy, not just through technocratic "here's how to do stuff" advice but by personally taking all the reigns of power. They're even hard at work taking over medicine and pushing doctors out of the work-social upper-middle-class. Already did it with professors. Lawyers seem safe, so far.
    • tmpz22 2y ago
      They're taking over veterinary clinics too! The biggest owner of veterinary clinics is Mars inc. the candy company!
      • selimthegrim 2y ago
        I wonder if Matt Levine has a bit about this
    • pxc 2y ago
      > Lawyers seem safe, so far. Nope, lawyers are fucked too. It's just not as advanced yet: https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/arizona-approves-alternative-business-structures-as-part-of-access-to-justice-reforms https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/arizona-approves-alte...