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		Apocryphon on May 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Woke at Work: Why tech firms are trying to run awa... You can't claim that your mission is to make the world a better place and then act surprised when your employees take you at your word.

spamizbad on May 22, 2021 [–]

Also: You can't heavily recruit top performers from name-brand schools then are shocked they don't want to exclusively grind some PM's Jira tickets.

ambicapter on May 22, 2021 | [–]

The existence of management consulting seems to point to the idea that you can, as long as you pay enough.

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