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Re:DocuSign to cut workforce by 9% as part of restructuring ... by missedthecue on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @03:22PM (#33012069)
An internal fiefdom is something you expect at IBM. Lunacy if DocuSign is allowing that to happen.
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Re:DocuSign to cut workforce by 9% as part of restructuring ... by lumost on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:07PM (#33012589)
Why is IBM special in this regard? Fiefdoms appear in any organization larger than a few dozen people.
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Re:DocuSign to cut workforce by 9% as part of restructuring ... by missedthecue on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:27PM (#33013498)
IBM is a place where people go and rot in a cubicle for 40 years and then retire. Fiefdoms are a natural consequences. Companies like DocuSign have turnover and growth such that it becomes somewhat more difficult to build fiefdoms.
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Re:DocuSign to cut workforce by 9% as part of restructuring ... by no_wizard on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:14PM (#33012676)
They're everywhere at most companies, sometimes in non obvious ways.

For instance, marketing sometimes has its own developer / engineering teams, rather than running their work through the engineering org. Thats an example.

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