Users challenge myth that business management requires special skill
5 Sep 22 5:55 PM · 4d ago · 9 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 7
Thread includes skepticism of political framing around business-style government. One self-identified CEO comments: 'there are times when I'm dumber than a stump.' Another frames job-hopping as rational response: 'The best way to really get an increase is to leave for a better life.'
“I'm a CEO and I've got to tell you there are times when I'm dumber than a stump.”
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The NYT had a piece a while back that showed companies could save momey and increase efficiency by employees working from home but companies wouldn't do it because CEOs wanted the image of employees in the building. How efficient the corporate ego is!
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And yet the average voter wants the government to be "run like a business"? They think business people must somehow be smarter than the rest of us, make better decisions than the rst of us? I'm a CEO and I've got to tell you there are times when I'm dumber than a stump.
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Yep. Two decades ago my parents were always whinging because I did t stay in a job for more than 2 years. I’m fairly sure I make 3 or 4 times the amount I would have if I stayed at that same job. The beat way to really get an increase is to leave for a better life
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Nope, it's just business. The reason they say no is because they know job hunting sucks and most people will say "f* it I guess I am stuck at this pay". The number who say that more than makes up for the number who take the leap. If more people were willing to leave their employer this would stop.
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Now how much more did the guy get at the new gig?
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The employee walked. If it were a performance issue, the employer would have put them on a PIP and then fired them. The employer bet that that the employee would stay for less than the market rate. They tried to screw the employee & ended up screwing themselves & I love that for them!
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IME, it's a typical corporate power play. They don't care if they are wrong if they are superior. Not sucking up is a sin.
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