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22. It's been my belief for some time--which I've shared here on occasion--that business schools, ...

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 18, 2023, 01:36 PM

Apr 2023

...and white-collar workplaces in general, are selecting for disordered personalities and even psychopaths, particularly when it comes to "leadership". How many times have we seen this kind of thing in the news? I've lost count. Even the politicians get in on the game. Remember Mitt Romney getting caught on a hidden microphone making his snide little remark about the "47% takers"? And Romney is supposed to be one of the nice, respectable, moderate Republicans!

These people need to be a lot more careful where they speak this kind of garbage. At this point, they're just asking for it.

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