=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1218 heh yeah. In a massive corporation you get half of all three for a total of 150%, and that half is further divided into 25% good and 25% bad because of miscommunication and the perils of massive organizational inertia. unless you're in the kind of corporation where the MBAs like to get their hands dirty. That's the kind of organization that's on a crash course with insolvency. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1800 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── good companies turn bad when all the good people leave, and all the work they done can be used by the bad. good people leave when they are told, by the higher-ups who can't afford to justify their existence any longer. Kinda wish I owed my ability to live to my government, rather than a corporation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1409 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── all of the good people I know work at corporations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1805 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if you're too versatile though, you'll never know how to get anything done -.- hence, vision, the thing that corporations want so badly. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4668 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── @user-1725 ... you've never worked at a place like Microsoft or Amazon. They are *massive*. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/6022 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── the "critical path" is the most useful tool I took from management. [I was never a manager] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #6 messages/356 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── When good people die, when they drop out or leave the industry, they no longer have access to the levers of power that guide our collective fate. Meaning those who persist are those who covet power. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1827 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── point is, you should take good companies at their word and bad companies for their goals. Surely, you can't blame the organism for seeking food. So clearly you can't blame an organization built to pursue profit to pursue profit. Maybe we should cut-out the middle-man and use efficiency evaluation methods defined by our common understanding of ethics and virtues instead of currency to determine the relative importance of continual investment in particular structural capabilities that companies provide to a nation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2179 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1189 @user-1188 I typically find that large amounts of curated conversation is typically more valuable than a single dominating voice, or in this case a thousand middle-manager voices speaking the same dogma. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2371 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ Look at me. This is what you become when nobody hires you for a year and a half. Think of what we could be without unjustified hierarchies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5021 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ ... individualism isn't bad. neither is collectivism. they are different solutions to different people's organizational preferences. they can exist in tandem, and they can empower each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 messages/577 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── Hiring managers don't want to hire the best employees, they want to hire the candidates who will make their job easier. So it goes for 90% of capitalism. Everyone just wants less stress in their life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/715 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-541 dear corporations: your employees are your greatest resource. with them, you can change the world. without them, you die. if you mistreat them, they resent you. if you abuse them, they leave you. if they leave you, you die. if you teach them... they grow. if you care for them, they care for you. if they care, you are whole. if you connect them, and give them the freedom and liberty to accomplish their own ends using the resources that "the social construct you are" provides... they build for you. your employees are your greatest resource, cherish them and hold on. Or one day they might end you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1465 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── corporations are a particular method of organizing people. I'm pro organization, not necessarily pro corporation (they'd have to be real darn ethical to get a pass from me) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/692 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-518 │ ║ │ ║ People who strive for the truth and most efficient, sensible, and optimized │ ║ method of operation should be the kinds of people making decisions. │ ║ │ ║ It doesn't necessarily imply they're moral or ethical people, but it does mean │ ║ that they'd likely make better decisions when presented with similar │ ║ information, as compared to someone who acted based on what they were told. │ ║ │ ║ Besides, sometimes you need foot soldiers and grunts. People who don't have │ ║ the inclination towards the types of thoughts you have. That's okay, stuff │ ║ needs to get done and when someone knowledgeable is in charge they can direct │ ║ others who don't know/care. │ ║ │ ║ Of course, this only works if the people who ask questions are given power. If │ ║ the people who strive for honesty and clarity in their methods of operation │ ║ are given the tools and capabilities to undertake tasks that align toward a │ ║ common goal, shared by all those in the organization. Unfortunately, when that │ ║ goal is profit for the owners of the company... Well, you probably know. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1576 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── people be like "I don't want you to solve my problems" but, like, that's literally all I do. solve problems. problem solve. it's my default operation methodology. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1643 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── sometimes it's important to be innovative, and sometimes it's important to put your head down and work. Which is why we're always kept busy on things that benefit them, not us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3643 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if you cannot rapidly reorganize, then you are not organized. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2744 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 ah but you see when "maximizing profit" and "maximizing value" sound like the same thing to those directing the corporation (as is the case anytime they have greedy shareholders) then "maximizing profit" doesn't have to be very efficient at all, as long as it's extracting the most "value" for the stakeholders (which to greedy shareholders is the same thing as profit) and honestly, who would invest in a company that isn't eternally growing as fast as possible? that's just bad business acumen, gotta pump those numbers up! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 notes/why-I-never-get-hired --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ because I solve problems permanently and can't do repeated work. they just want to waste time. a solved problem is one less worker to hire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #20 fediverse/4981 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ It's not a corporation, it's a company of workers. And together, they can do anything they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/5334 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ every value judgement is a "hell yeah!" from those who already agree with you and a "aw fuck off" from those who don't. this is probably either a good or a bad thing, who can say. if you don't take a stand, nobody will like you, but if you aren't careful, you'll poison your well of support. "why can't it be easy" because then it'd be done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/1286 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the fact that business types don't listen to the engineers and their "ethics" means they shouldn't be in charge of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 messages/427 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If everyone can do whatever they want, they'll tend to prefer the easy way. And the easy way is rarely the right way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 messages/53 --- ════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You need to trust both the government and corporations equally. It's best to work together so you can actually accomplish something. Instead we're just cast at each other like weapons or banelings. Corporations primarily through social media indoctrination and media, and governments through anti-corporation bullshit - the anti-work hysteria is is stoked while the government stokes the flames of racism and mysogyny. The people through riots and civil disobedience. Also the cops and military and all the other institutions are all like that too, but with differing cultural memes and methods. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═══──────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/374 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-278 kinda makes me think it'd be nice if we had some way to quantify the amount that employers taxed their employees? If people saw 50-70% of their paycheck going straight toward executive bonuses and stock buybacks or whatever... maybe then we'd fix things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 messages/1374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── "I'm not qualified to make that decision." said with confidence is one of the greatest tools of a leader. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #27 messages/441 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Do you remember stores with floor-to-ceiling goods? The kind that didn't go bad, so you could afford to have lots of inventory. Not like it's being replaced and thrown out as soon as the executives with their profit margins decide that its no longer worthwhile. Here's an idea - how about executives are paid by the employees to manage their company? And if things aren't going right, they can get a new team. Like, if every team had control of their manager, I wonder what dynamics would emerge? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 messages/1532 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── wisdom for the wise: avoid success as long as you can manage. money makes your stuff nicer, but it makes it harder to trust your friends. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════════───┘ --- #29 fediverse/2017 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1129 Lemme guess, the C-suite executives have profit as their main goal, right? And they utilize their laboring force of citizens to generate profit which is given to the ~~crown~~ shareholders as tribute for their benevolent grace and favor bestowed upon *checks notes* the C-suite executives, right? Kinda sounds like taxation without representation to me. One sec, where's my darn musket I'm always leaving it somewhere strange like under the couch cushions or taped underneath my desk or hidden in the curtains right next to the window that has the best vantage point of the surrounding street. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/635 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 Sounds like the tech was misapplied. If you are aware of the different software approaches to solving problems, you can assign resources toward solving particularly critical or important tasks. That's why engineers who are *also* leaders or directors are sorta treated like, a "triple threat" in musical theatre? Someone who can act, dance, and sing. Because as soon as anyone has a single flaw, they are vulnerable. Evil only pushes your being toward the things that are weak, obviously, why would an opposite seek toward your meek? ... sorry sometimes I say strange things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/1822 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── we should reward frugality as much as value-creation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 messages/199 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── What if the government only intervened in failing companies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse_boost/416 --- ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ If you can, try to reduce how dependent you are on evil organisations │ │ ║ │ to get by day-to-day │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┴─▶ |