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by samhw 1577 days ago
> If people in (even small power) like HR drones abuse their position

I call this the traffic warden principle: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. A really tiny amount of power, in one specific area of your life, corrupts even more.

(Also, FWIW, it's "people in (even small) power", not "people in (even small power)".)