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Re:Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old sma... by fludlight on Monday April 04, 2016 @03:58PM (#11424989)
> how does he still have a job

There is a lag between management incompetence and revenue.

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Re:Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old sma... by Gustomaximus on Monday April 04, 2016 @06:53PM (#11426394)
Often these people are very personable when they want to be. They use this trait to manage up but only those below them, and without the power to make changes, see the real person. This is why and exectutive team needs to be themself spending time at the working level or have eyes/ears there.
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Re:Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old sma... by chris_wot on Monday April 04, 2016 @07:53PM (#11426729)
That honestly sounds like psychopathic behaviour...
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Re:Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old sma... by croon on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @04:59AM (#11428913)
It is: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2011/06/14/why-som...
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