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Re:Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: It’s probabl... by tiffanyh on Monday August 28, 2023 @08:16PM (#37301963)
> ”Disagree-and-commit when applied between superiors and reports could be rewritten as just ‘shut up and follow orders.’”

The CEO isn’t just any superior, they are the highest superior.

So literally everything coming from the CEO is “do X and follow orders”

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Re:Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: It’s probabl... by TheNewsIsHere on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:37AM (#37333725)
In the particular case of Jassy, likely.

But “STFU and do what I say” is a choice in management style, and not all CEOs choose that approach.

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