if you’re an intelligent employee I can’t emphasize how important it is to hide this fact from your employer.

incompetence rises in organizations because of its problem & confrontation-avoidant nature.

whoever is at the helm will likely (unconsciously) surround themselves with yes men & incompetence, because they handle (censor) problems before they escalate rather than surface and contend with them, paradoxically making them seem competent.

it’s the path of least resistance every time. you get to choose what problems you solve in this life & most people do not want to engage with difficult problem sets.

basic rule of thumb is the larger the bureaucracy, the more slow & helpless & retarded

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Absolutely!

We've seen this over and over.

And it's getting worse and worse.

if someone has a rebuttal to this thesis please raise it with hr

Noted and reported 🤙🏻

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Dis-economies of scale...

The bigger the bureaucracy, the more it feels like wading through molasses. This explains so much about why innovation dies in these giant structures. Fascinating and depressing!

Bureaucracy is evil.

It’s similar to Steve Jobs always pointing out that A-Players do not want to Play with B-Players who are only looking to take credit and ride on A-Players success. It either causes A-player to reduce output or to leave.

yep