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{{ | {{a|people|}}Just because your business holds the unchaperoned matching of supply to demand as an article of faith, it doesn't follow that its organisational structure will. | ||
Indeed, the bigger it is, the more likely it will resemble a gerrymandered fiefdom of rotten boroughs. Evidence that “meritocracy, red in tooth and claw” might be more mouth than trouser comes in the form of the [[survivor]]. Every department, in every large organisation, has at least one. Even investment banks. Even [[Goldman]]. | Indeed, the bigger it is, the more likely it will resemble a gerrymandered fiefdom of rotten boroughs. Evidence that “meritocracy, red in tooth and claw” might be more mouth than trouser comes in the form of the [[survivor]]. Every department, in every large organisation, has at least one. Even investment banks. Even [[Goldman]]. | ||
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*'''Familiarity with [[HR]]''': Coming to the attention of HR is considered poor practice among diligent employees, but the one who is prepared to game the inconstancy, timidity and ineptitude of the [[human resources]] department—a pretty good bet—may confuse those who make the termination decisions to such a point that they are [[fear|frightened]] to act. Having a discriminable-against attribute (and these days it’s a broad church - age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender self-identity all get you home, so worst case scenario you can feign transvestism) certainly helps. | *'''Familiarity with [[HR]]''': Coming to the attention of HR is considered poor practice among diligent employees, but the one who is prepared to game the inconstancy, timidity and ineptitude of the [[human resources]] department—a pretty good bet—may confuse those who make the termination decisions to such a point that they are [[fear|frightened]] to act. Having a discriminable-against attribute (and these days it’s a broad church - age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender self-identity all get you home, so worst case scenario you can feign transvestism) certainly helps. | ||
*“[[Key man risk|Key man]]” engineering: A survivor who is put in charge of an unglamorous but important aspect of the business (and let's face it: this is prime territory for someone no-one really likes) will naturally turn this to his advantage by hoarding knowledge and cultivating arcane and confusing procedures around it so that the function could not be carried out in his absence. Entreaties for simplification and syndication of knowledge will be met with solemn agreement but no action at all. | *“[[Key man risk|Key man]]” engineering: A survivor who is put in charge of an unglamorous but important aspect of the business (and let's face it: this is prime territory for someone no-one really likes) will naturally turn this to his advantage by hoarding knowledge and cultivating arcane and confusing procedures around it so that the function could not be carried out in his absence. Entreaties for simplification and syndication of knowledge will be met with solemn agreement but no action at all. | ||
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*[[Silver bullet]] | |||