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Re:On Personal Relations as a Manager by macrael on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:47PM (#36718464)
slightly orthogonal but it bugs me sometimes that so much blood was spilled for democracy but that every time we organize ourselves for work it's right back to kingdoms
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Re:On Personal Relations as a Manager by wonderingyogi on Thursday July 13, 2023 @10:15PM (#36718656)
that mostly because in capitalism, the person that financially gains the most is the one that has the most equity/ power. there is no incentive to share that power with anyone even when managers have the Peter's principle.
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Re:On Personal Relations as a Manager by kevinmchugh on Thursday July 13, 2023 @10:46PM (#36718858)
Workplaces are undemocratic in the way that my home is undemocratic
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Re:On Personal Relations as a Manager by macrael on Monday July 17, 2023 @05:09PM (#36764138)
My boss isn't my Dad and I'm not a child, tho.
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Re:On Personal Relations as a Manager by epgui on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:03PM (#36718987)
Just because a structure or type of organization (eg.: democracy) works well at some scales or in some contexts doesn't necessarily mean it's what works best at all scales and in all contexts.
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