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Re:Amazon activist’s firing deemed illegal by labor board of... by hutzlibu on Saturday January 22, 2022 @02:23PM (#30039931)
"And they can be very damaging to their employees if they aren't rooted out from management quickly."

But they can be very useful to burn through people to get shit done and raise profits short term. A timemachine would be interesting, to compare different times and see whether narcism is deep rooted in our genetics, or if it is our culture that promotes them .

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Re:Amazon activist’s firing deemed illegal by labor board of... by MaxBarraclough on Saturday January 22, 2022 @03:10PM (#30040396)
A deliberate strategy of employee burnout and high turnover isn't necessarily only viable in the short term, especially if the work is menial such that there's little time invested in onboarding.
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Re:Amazon activist’s firing deemed illegal by labor board of... by biohax2015 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @03:59PM (#30040762)
Narcissists make excellent executives but terrible managers.
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