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As an engineer that works on safety critical stuff I see it as GM finding a fall guy, and/or having laughable-if-it-wasn't-so-tragic controls in place. Edit: T

As an engineer that works on safety critical stuff I see it as GM finding a fall guy, and/or having laughable-if-it-wasn't-so-tragic controls in place. Edit: The bbc report says 15 were fired, half were senior legal and engineering executives. To me the issue stops being DeGiorgio's fuckup, but how so many other folks were incentivized to roll with the fuckup. The fuckup is bad, but the the environment that permitted it and later didn't correct it is the real danger. But don't worry, GM assures us that the Valukas report doesn't find a conspiracy or cover-up.

jusben1369 12y ago
I think it can be both. It can be a single guy who is responsible for the switch being deliberately misleading through acts and omissions. Then it can be the chain of command above and around him as well. To have GM yesterday fire 15 people - including many senior execs - and then today accuse them of copping out and finding a fall guy and planting the media story doesn't make a lot of sense. It's possible one of the execs who was fired leaked this if it was in fact leaked/planted.
- TheSpiceIsLife 12y ago
  All of the above, always. I highly doubt the legal / regulatory staff and the HR and PR staff in large corporations are stupid, you can bet they've covered every angle. It's the scapegoat (the single engineer), it's the staff around him, it's the intentionally leaked email, it's the exec who's a plant in the fired group, who will gave a job next week with some other auto manufacturer. Is there a term 'Public Relations Theatre'? If not, I coin it now. Everyone's got everyone else's back, and hands in each others pockets. Maybe someone will appear to take the fall, but behind the scenes that person will be looked after. Call me cynical, or maybe realistic?
  - jusben1369 12y ago
    Interesting study on cynical people and dementia FYI: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10861276/Cynics-three-times-more-likely-to-suffer-from-dementia.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10861276/Cyn...

jusben1369 12y ago

I think it can be both. It can be a single guy who is responsible for the switch being deliberately misleading through acts and omissions. Then it can be the chain of command above and around him as well. To have GM yesterday fire 15 people - including many senior execs - and then today accuse them of copping out and finding a fall guy and planting the media story doesn't make a lot of sense. It's possible one of the execs who was fired leaked this if it was in fact leaked/planted.

TheSpiceIsLife 12y ago
All of the above, always. I highly doubt the legal / regulatory staff and the HR and PR staff in large corporations are stupid, you can bet they've covered every angle. It's the scapegoat (the single engineer), it's the staff around him, it's the intentionally leaked email, it's the exec who's a plant in the fired group, who will gave a job next week with some other auto manufacturer. Is there a term 'Public Relations Theatre'? If not, I coin it now. Everyone's got everyone else's back, and hands in each others pockets. Maybe someone will appear to take the fall, but behind the scenes that person will be looked after. Call me cynical, or maybe realistic?
- jusben1369 12y ago
  Interesting study on cynical people and dementia FYI: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10861276/Cynics-three-times-more-likely-to-suffer-from-dementia.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10861276/Cyn...