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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by robertlagrant on Monday February 20, 2023 @06:47PM (#34874461)
> having managers who are collectively answerable to those ten employees through the share ownership structure has been tried

How does that work? As in the employees are owners but the managers aren't?

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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by whatshisface on Monday February 20, 2023 @06:52PM (#34874506)
In this example we're talking about 11 more or less equal shareholders, one of whom is a manager.
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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by robertlagrant on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @02:59AM (#34878146)
Sorry. I genuinely don't understand. Is it that the ten people report to the manager, but the manager also reports to the ten people?

What happens if half of the ten think the manager is good and the other half think he's bad?

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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by zx8080 on Monday February 20, 2023 @08:13PM (#34875202)
But are those 10 professionally qualified to check the manager's work quality during those 10 years? (Or do they buy some audit service from another division?)
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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by whatshisface on Monday February 20, 2023 @08:36PM (#34875380)
It is usually pretty obvious when a manager is clearing blockers, communicating well and not punting on hard decisions; and since you're giving them 10 years, it would also be easy to see the outcomes of their riskier choices.
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