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A modern corporation is organised like an inverted, multilayer family tree, tracing back to great, great, great, great grandfather [[Hank]]. | A modern corporation is organised like an inverted, multilayer family tree, tracing back to great, great, great, great grandfather [[Hank]]. In lieu of ''parents'' we have ''line managers''. Everyone, bar Grandad [[Hank]] himself, has at least one line manager: fortunate staff have ''only'' one — it ought to be plenty — ''les miserables'' further up in the stratosphere may also acquire a “[[dotted line]]” responsibility into someone else altogether. To continue the family tree analogy, this is a bit like having an open relationship with a distant uncle, and just as uncomfortable at family gatherings. |