Star Performer Created a ‘Toxic Culture’ at Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Re:Star Performer Created a ‘Toxic Culture’ at Silicon Valle... by whatshisface on Saturday May 12, 2018 @09:33AM (#17053984)

>Former staff members say Loijens's fundraising prowess allowed her to get away with treating people badly. Her value to the organization, they say, includes the deep knowledge she has developed over the years about how to value complex assets such as artwork, real estate, and especially stock in privately held companies that can bring significant tax benefits to donors when they give it away.

Why was she a manager? Without a power advantage she wouldn't have abused anybody: obviously she wasn't screaming at her superiors, given that she wasn't fired. Most absuers only unfold their unique traits when they're surrounded by subordinates that have no chance of retaliating.

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Re:Star Performer Created a ‘Toxic Culture’ at Silicon Valle... by onion2k on Saturday May 12, 2018 @10:34AM (#17054225)

Why was she a manager?

People don't just want more money. They want to be important and powerful as well. If there's someone in your organisation that you want to keep, paying them more to stop them leaving won't work. They leave anyway, but with a higher salary to use as a bargaining chip for their next role. You have to give them more responsibility, and that usually means bringing people in under them.

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