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11. And it's our rivals that improve us....

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 11:09 AM

Apr 2015

subordinates, in excess, are simply a distraction.

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Inspired writing BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #1

Aaron James, Assholes - A Theory tk2kewl Apr 2015 #2

I will have to read this more. Xyzse Apr 2015 #3

Human parasites... feeding off the lifeblood of others Cosmic Kitten Apr 2015 #4

Should be read in conjunction with this seminal article by KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #5

Parkinson's Law 1939 Apr 2015 #8

Parkinson wasn't speaking to that 1939 Apr 2015 #12

And it's our rivals that improve us.... daleanime Apr 2015 #11

Excellent! ctsnowman Apr 2015 #15

excellent read handmade34 Apr 2015 #18

K & R !!! Thespian2 Apr 2015 #6

He makes his point early — our economy now makes assholes . . . brush Apr 2015 #7

K&FuckingR...... daleanime Apr 2015 #10

The premise is faulty FBaggins Apr 2015 #13

It's not that the economy doesn't make stuff Spider Jerusalem Apr 2015 #19

That's pretty much the size of it FBaggins Apr 2015 #25

+1 truth tridim Apr 2015 #27

Kickety-Kick-a-Doodle-Kick Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #14

K&R 1,000,000 ! LiberalElite Apr 2015 #16

"The economy doesn’t make stuff anymore. That much you know" EX500rider Apr 2015 #20

utter bunk taught_me_patience Apr 2015 #21

No, she doesn't HAVE to Demeter Apr 2015 #22

My sympathies are with the young lady described in the article! LongTomH Apr 2015 #33

Stop shopping before it's too late! L0oniX Apr 2015 #23

So we've downgraded from "Worker Relations" amb123 Apr 2015 #24

K&R G_j Apr 2015 #26

Time to shutter the "business schools." hifiguy Apr 2015 #28

K&R.. Awesome. SomethingFishy Apr 2015 #30

Sure it does. KamaAina Apr 2015 #31

K & R Scurrilous Apr 2015 #34