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by inetknght 361 days ago
> Imo you don't fire people for generating bad ideas, that just creates a culture of not thinking outside the box.

No, you fire people for generating ideas that are shady and against your own policies.

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disagree. brainstorming should never be seen as a negative. trying to _promote_ and _act_ on shady ideas is the problem.
“What if we just charge a bunch of hidden recurring fees?”

Some ideas are so bad they indicate that you aren’t aligned with the goals of the company

ok, i agree that an idea that’s actively malicious toward your customer should maybe be a fireable offense. That’s extreme but we can agree. :)
Agreed, even when brainstorming there needs to be left and right bounds. It needs to be constructive and it needs to align to the vision.