[lbo-talk] The job market

// ravi ravi at platosbeard.org
Tue Dec 13 06:20:16 PST 2011


On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
> This is what Galbraith (and Veblen) argued about power in
> corporation. It is mostly a team decision based on merits rather than
> managerial fiat. I guess it makes sense in fields in which you cannot
> bullshit your way out of problems (such as IT). Things either work or
> they do not.

In IT you don’t “bullshit your way out”, you bullshit your way up. The merit based work is for grunts. Well paid grunts, of course.

—ravi



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