• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    “Governments don’t want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept their situation.”
    ― George Carlin

    The quote is about governments … but in this day in age, this can be applied to corporations, the godfather of modern governments

  • blargh513@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    Remember, the people in the c-suite are not there because they’re the best or the smartest. They’re not there because they earned their position through hard work an intelligence.

    They are in those seats because they are willing to lick the boot of someone who has more money and power. Nobody “takes” a job, they ask for a job or they’re permitted one.

    CEOs are nothing more than the toadies of those with more money and power. I have gotten a front row seat to this over and over. CISO of my last company is a complete and utter twat. Knows nothing does nothing. However, he does know which boot to lick and he does so with elan. He will persist until he is no longer useful. He’s one of the least talented security practitioners I have ever had the displeasure to meet. He’s howdy doody come to life.

    This is not uncommon. Don’t be a c-suite worshipper. Most of them are assclowns. On rare occasion a smart one will get through, but they usually don’t last long.

  • istdaslol@feddit.org
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    1 day ago

    They don’t want to hire someone that will replace them, you want loyal bees, that will come in sick and work free overtime

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    22 hours ago

    The joker burned the money to make some retarded anarchist statement. He’s literally the opposite of what the meme is trying to convey.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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      19 hours ago

      Yes.

      However, “best” is subjective. What is “best” for the worker is not what is best for the shareholder. Every cent that company pays its workers is a cent that can’t be paid to shareholders, so the CEO’s motivation is to fuck over his workers as much as they will tolerate.