TIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, which probably explains every issue you ever faced in a bureaucracy
TIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, which probably explains every issue you ever faced in a bureaucracy
The funny thing is that nobody seems to see the most problematic connection:
Companies „manage expectations“ (do the exact same but use a fancy name)
Intelligent people with lack of morals mimic this behavior and rise to the top
These new CEOs further this trend.
Now every other person does it too (obviously not everyone).
People start to become sick from exhaustion, commit suicide because the world is getting more and more ruthless.
Everyone excuses it as „thats just capitalism“ or „you just need to grow a thicker skin“.
Thats why people freak out and commit acts of terrorism, because others could not care less about their daily suffering.
We need compassion, folks.
Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately some systems are designed without compassion as an inherently necessary factor, or even discourage it.
Exactly. Compassion makes people flock together and be less governable though. People who are scared and infight a lot are the easiest to manipulate and exploit.
I was genuinely taken aback at how much the article focused on interpersonal relationships and gender. I am much more familiar with the concept in bureaucracy the way the post teased it.
To be fair, it's a short Wikipedia article that really only glosses over the concept, but there's lots of other articles on it online, including if I remember correctly a Psychology Today article.
Every? Oh my no, there's plenty of ways that bureaucracy comes to a grinding halt.
I just call it "corporate culture."