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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•3 months agoExecutive: ‘my manager said so’ Manager: ‘my director said so’ Director: ‘my VP said so’ VP: ‘the CEO said so’ CEO: ‘tye management board said so’ Management board: ‘it was a collective decision, so no one is to blame’ Corporate unaccountability at its finest.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•3 months agoGenerally each step morphs slightly: my boss told me to! I told them to do it safely! (The thing that can’t be done safely) I told them to solve the problem! (The problem caused by corporate policy) I told them to meet the quarterly goals! (Goals that are only possible by breaking laws and or official policy) I set the competitive strategy! I have a fiduciary duty to shareholders! (I’m morally justified in only prioritizing profits) … profit
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoOh, you’re missing the most important part of the meta: CEO: We just did that the consulting company told us Consulting company: We just make recommendations
minus-squarePhoenixzlinkfedilink1•3 months agoSo what if, and hear me out on this one, we throw ALL of them in jail, then? If you did it, you’re guilty. Do that 5 times and all of the sudden watch all corporations start behaving themselves like there is no tomorrow
Executive: ‘my manager said so’
Manager: ‘my director said so’
Director: ‘my VP said so’
VP: ‘the CEO said so’
CEO: ‘tye management board said so’
Management board: ‘it was a collective decision, so no one is to blame’
Corporate unaccountability at its finest.
Generally each step morphs slightly:
Oh, you’re missing the most important part of the meta:
CEO: We just did that the consulting company told us
Consulting company: We just make recommendations
So what if, and hear me out on this one, we throw ALL of them in jail, then? If you did it, you’re guilty.
Do that 5 times and all of the sudden watch all corporations start behaving themselves like there is no tomorrow