Sterling Terrell

recovering economist

Corporate Bloat

Corporate Bloat

Judging by the comments on these posts and my anecdotal evidence from working at ARMtech for nearly a decade, we can say without a doubt that corporate bloat is real.

Bigger the company, the worse it is.

I mean, why did I stay around for so long in a job that I didn’t love?

I enjoyed the people I worked with (by-in-large).

And the job was easy.

I by no means made any kind of crazy money like this…

But it was 90% of the time it was the most relaxing and chill environment you can imagine.

At least it was until Sompo took over. 🙄

But maybe that’s a story for another day…

Here is that original post too:

Elon’s Secretary

Elon’s Secretary

Ah, I finally stumbled across the famous story of Elon’s secretary, whom he fired.

Eeeek.

It’s not a great look – but efficient I suppose.

I mean…who among us can cast the first stone?

I hope he finds Jesus one day.

For that matter, I hope all of us do.

Remember: Don’t ever become completely beholden to an employer.

Brown went to Musk and asked that she be compensated on par with SpaceX’s top executives, since she was handling so much of Musk’s scheduling across two companies, doing public relations work and often making business decisions. Musk replied that Brown should take a couple of weeks off, and he would take on her duties and gauge how hard they were. When Brown returned, Musk let her know that he didn’t need her anymore, and he asked Shotwell’s assistant to begin scheduling his meetings.

-Ashley Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Amazon)

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