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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by PeterStuer on Thursday April 25, 2019 @01:17PM (#19750297)
> “what other industry is there where the top decision-makers have never done the basic work of the company?”

Most? Sorry for the blunt answer, but I really don't know how this can even be a question. The "I worked the assembly line and now I'm the CEO" is Hollywood fiction or outright lies in 99% of the cases.

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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by vonmoltke on Thursday April 25, 2019 @01:23PM (#19750378)
> The "I worked the assembly line and now I'm the CEO" is Hollywood fiction or outright lies in 99% of the cases.

Do you have a citation for 99% or are you... bullshitting?

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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by thecatspaw on Thursday April 25, 2019 @02:15PM (#19750976)
considering that it spells leet 69 42 boobies 2006 foo, I doubt it
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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by btilly on Thursday April 25, 2019 @02:11PM (#19750930)
That isn't a working link.

Is it somewhere online?

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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by CodiePetersen on Thursday April 25, 2019 @06:23PM (#19753052)
Wasn't the previous CEO of intel exactly that person.
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