Re:Statistics, we have a problem
by mc32 on Saturday December 16, 2017 @12:17AM
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Yes, but he's still replaceable. Imagine you have a biotech. The main or _the_ sr scientist there which the whole company's future depends on, gets embroiled in something like this. So they kiss the company good bye, or do they seek to rehabilitate?
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In its essence, the problem will always exist. What if he/she kills someone? What if he/she has a heart attack? If your problem is depending on a single person for the company to work, then you should count on the fact that you are probably screwed.
True but deaths and incarcerations are not something a company can control (perh some places you can bribe against incarceration) but a company can control when and how they fire or not fire someone for misconduct.
As current events show, companies can't control that either. It is just a matter of realizing the obvious.
Re:Statistics, we have a problem
by HarryHirsch on Saturday December 16, 2017 @12:32AM
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Umberto Eco discusses that very issue in his book "How to Write A Thesis". Question: "My advisor is an arsehole." Answer: "Dude, you knew that before."