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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by mikekij on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:30PM (#13805323)
I would argue that:

1) Zenefits having software tools to specifically skirt state laws about employee certification requirements

2) Theranos lying about clinical results

3) Nant misrepresenting order data to their shareholders

4) Uber having a set of formalized HR processes that facilitate the sexual harassment of female employees

all go beyond "naughty". Plus, I don't think that PG would be excited about the financial impacts that each of those behaviors have had on the respective companies' share prices if he were a shareholder in those companies.

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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by burkaman on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:57PM (#13805529)
I think the issue is "they delight in breaking rules". Why delight in it? There's a big difference between "I'm willing to break minor rules when I have to" and "I enjoy being naughty for its own sake". I suspect its a lot easier to break big rules when you're having fun breaking small ones.
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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by xapata on Monday March 06, 2017 @06:24PM (#13807034)
> I suspect its a lot easier to break big rules when you're having fun breaking small ones.

That sounds plausible, but I suspect the correlation is very weak. Most people follow rules in a bizarrely idiosyncratic and context-sensitive fashion. For example, taking the escalator when going to the gym to use the stair-master.

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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by iopq on Monday March 06, 2017 @10:37PM (#13808093)
Most people don't bat an eye about crossing in the middle of a small street. It's technically against the law, but hey.
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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by echaozh on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @05:24AM (#13809434)
But is it fun?

What rules are fun to break?

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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by xapata on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @07:07AM (#13809754)
You've never tried a petty rebellion as a kid? It's fun. Even as an adult, you can get a thrill by calling in sick and going out.

There's a reason we love to watch crime dramas.

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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by gpawl on Monday March 06, 2017 @03:31PM (#13805829)
The advice is equivalent to "we want your break the rules, but don't get caught". It's encouraging misbehavior while trying to distance from the consequences.
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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by komali2 on Monday March 06, 2017 @04:50PM (#13806362)
I think with Uber the "naughty" could be more that they'd set up shop in countries without e-taxi regulation set up, skirt around taxi laws, and become too big and valued by the community before the government would have time to react.
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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by dublidu on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @10:16AM (#13810911)
I really don't understand why Zenefit's script was such a big deal. Have you ever had to sit through a bunch of slides and be forced to spend x hours staring at something you can speed read through in minutes? The regulations didn't care about testing real knowledge, just time spent on the module. Anyone with a slight bit of naughtiness will hack around this.
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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by gozur88 on Monday March 06, 2017 @07:41PM (#13807430)
You're overstating the case on #4.
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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by dnautics on Monday March 06, 2017 @08:32PM (#13807634)
Agreed. Would you accept:

uber having a set of informal HR processes that fail to protect employees from persistent harassment

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Re:World’s richest doctor gave away millions, then steered t... by vecinu on Monday March 06, 2017 @07:20PM (#13807326)
> 4) Uber having a set of formalized HR processes that facilitate the sexual harassment of female employees

Is this publicly available information? First time I hear of it.

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