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In a real job you suffer the consequences of letting something stupid happen.
72 5 ReplyYes and no. Sometimes letting someone be stupid means they're quickly replaced by someone hopefully less stupid.
27 1 ReplyWhat happens when the stupid person is in charge of hiring?
3 0 ReplyThey hired you, didn't they?
13 0 ReplyThen they hire someone more stupid so they can appear to be smart. Which makes it a smart move, which means they're smart.
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Unless they're your manager. Then they stay forever or get promoted.
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True, but I don't think Keanu here is giving career advancement advice
25 1 ReplyOnly the stupidity that affects your work directly.
13 2 ReplyMore things are a boomerang than you think.
17 1 ReplyAustralian mythbusters: let's check this out.
Jokes aside, I think you are right.
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Pff, past jobs I've been at, you got written up for not doing the stupid thing(policy related, nothing that would put you in actual danger).
9 0 ReplyYou only need to have evidence of how it wasn't ur fault, easy as that.
1 0 ReplyRight, so there's very few middle management or C Suite jobs, got it.
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