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Being an asshole doesn't work with knowledge workers. It might for sweatshops and farm hands, but I've worked for a CEO that acted as an asshole while on the jo
by 3pt14159 13y ago
Being an asshole doesn't work with knowledge workers. It might for sweatshops and farm hands, but I've worked for a CEO that acted as an asshole while on the job. I was another C level.
When I left so did half the company because everyone knew he was being unreasonable and too much of a bully.
- DanBC 13y agoSweatshop workers know very well how to subtly sabotage production for bad bosses. Machines break more often, materials go missing, tools are misused or stolen, drawings are creatively interpreted, electricity supplies are disrupted, tea breaks take a bit longer. People might be at their bench on time, and might look like they're starting work, but they will be doing more "preparation" at the start of the day and more "clean down" at the end of the day. And once it starts with a couple of people it's hard to stop, especially with bad bosses.
- discreteevent 13y agoThat's the thing. You need to have an awful lot of money that you can throw at people if you want to be an asshole and continue to succeed. Otherwise what happens in any kind of free society is that the best people leave. That's why it's hilarious to watch people who are starting off behaving this way. In general though, those guys usually aren't the brightest.