I overheard a couple of managers talking late after work the other day when they thought no one was in the office. I found what the one said was quite dispicable. He was giving management tips to a younger upstart manager. He admitted that the way he kept up efficiency in his division was to foster jealousy and envy among his employees (which happen to be exclusively female). He said that he would purposely target various ones at different times for extra attention, affection, and praise (usually unwarranted). He said that this had the effect of keeping the women at each other's throat and not unified as a single group (which would limit his power). I've always suspected "dirty tricks" like this by managers in general -but I can't help wonder if his tactics were actually representative of society on whole. What do you think?
2007-01-06
09:10:11
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