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Re:Many Companies Aren’t Prepared to Replace Underperforming... by candiddevmike on Friday November 04, 2022 @03:18PM (#33472265)
Because it's under the guise of meritocracy, where if you just work hard enough, say 60 hours a week, you too can become CEO someday.
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Re:Many Companies Aren’t Prepared to Replace Underperforming... by noasaservice on Friday November 04, 2022 @03:23PM (#33472336)
"Meritocracy " isn't a thing, since the "merit deciders" (ala kingmakers) decide whatever they want. (Or the next question in that line: who decides what merit is and who has it?)

And, the gist also has very strong vibes of Ronald Wright's misattributed John Steinbeck's quote:

“John Steinbeck once said that socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/328134-john-steinbeck-once-...

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Re:Many Companies Aren’t Prepared to Replace Underperforming... by JohnJamesRambo on Friday November 04, 2022 @04:58PM (#33473653)
60 hours of golf is a lot.
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