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by mrguyorama 1257 days ago
You should realize if you've experienced this is probably not because they "enchanted management" as some sort of master manipulator playing 4D chess, but rather that management is so inept at their job that they can't tell the difference between a useful employee and a useless one.
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Keep in mind that management might be bullshitting at their own level and actually benefits from having to manage a team of bullshitters even if the work can in reality be done by just one competent person.
> they can't tell the difference between a useful employee and a useless one

Man, you're portraying it as if it were easy to judge your employees. But it's not.