i used to describe the outfit i worked for as a zero-bullshit environment. that was probably not true, but was close enough. that company was highly successful and got bought by a very large company.
back then we used to have meetings for a purpose. people who had things to say said them. those that could add nothing said nothing. the point, sometimes, of attending a meeting is to listen.
meetings now are attended by people whose role in the matter under discussion is not clear. they talk to no end, with little knowledge, and to largely no effect. they regularly pontificate on matters outside of their experience or knowledge, take up valuable time with no upside, and actually camouflage any real contributions from others. point is, they got to say something.
i ask myself all the time why large companies cannot function like smaller ones. one part of the answer lies in delegation / decentralisation. another is in a more robust hiring and firing regime.
btw I now link all the images i put up. I think it’s only fair since i’m using their bandwidth. some are relevant to what i’m writing about, some, like this one, not.
