How Swedes were fooled by the book “Surrounded by Idiots”

Re:How Swedes were fooled by the book “Surrounded by Idiots” by bjourne on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:05PM (#22066441)

The bullshit I've had to endure during my career includes "You're one of our best paid engineers, so don't share salary information with your colleagues.", "NDA means you can not take a job at a competing company for six months after your resignation." and "It is important that your back is towards me (the manager) so that I can see your monitor and ensure that you are working at all times."

My point is that even if unconscious bias training is 100% bullshit, it is among the most benign forms of business bullshit I've experienced. Thus, I cannot understand why it is so upsetting to so many.

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Re:How Swedes were fooled by the book “Surrounded by Idiots” by growlist on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:33PM (#22066767)

> it is among the most benign forms of business bullshit I've experienced

I'd argue the opposite actually - it's insidious, because any objection is liable to get you labelled a racist etc., and it's dangerous, because it's effectively telling you that no matter how hard you try you cannot escape being a racist (etc.). The latter is pretty much a textbook definition of gaslighting. I don't want my employer gaslighting me.

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Re:How Swedes were fooled by the book “Surrounded by Idiots” by ncmncm on Thursday January 16, 2020 @01:02PM (#22067095)

What you describe is not bullshit, it's just straight up dishonesty and bullying.

Bullshit is distinguished by the speaker not even caring if it's true. Usually it is meant to distract you from what you are not supposed to notice.

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