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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by GrayTextIsTruth on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:46AM (#22266406)
> it is common practice for male executives to have female subordinates take responsibility when things go wrong

I’m gonna go out in a limb here and say it’s common for any executive to pass the buck to any subordinate. It’s human nature to not want blame.

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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by happytoexplain on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:50AM (#22266458)
As with all generalizations, it's a matter of ratio. I can only speak anecdotally when I say that I've seen this happen between male execs and female subordinates more often than other combinations.
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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by xtian on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:50AM (#22266453)
> It’s human nature to not want blame.

That’s not human nature, it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.

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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by azangru on Friday February 07, 2020 @10:02AM (#22266586)
> it’s a pathological, immature state of mind

The word "pathological", presumably, means "deviating from the normal". The word "normal", in its turn, has two distinct meanings: one that is about what is desirable, the other is about what is common. On these grounds, and according to the second meaning of the word "normal", I would argue that fear is not pathological, nor is the desire to escape blame. It's quite normal. Whether some people can control this desire is the question.

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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by xtian on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:00AM (#22267242)
That’s not what pathological means at all…
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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by commandlinefan on Friday February 07, 2020 @10:14AM (#22266699)
> it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.

So, exactly the state of mind that leads one to become a business executive than?

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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by xtian on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:33AM (#22267655)
No doubt, in many cases.
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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by GrayTextIsTruth on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:53AM (#22266478)
>immature state

Human nature IS an immature state. It’s our uncivilized base instinct. So yes.

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Re:Gitlab Saleswomen “told to wear short skirts, heels and '... by xtian on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:35AM (#22267669)
There’s really no indication that civilization is in any way correlated with personal maturity.
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