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EAON PRITCHARD's avatar

Chief Misery Officer has my name written all over it.

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Matt's avatar

I look forward to your updated LinkedIn profile.

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John Durrant's avatar

You're onto something with this Chief Misery Officer idea. Where can I apply?

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Matt's avatar

Please upload your CV and covering letter to our Workday instance where you will then have to spend an hour reformatting it.

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NotJavierBardem's avatar

How much misery is generated by shit managers? Bucketloads. Improve managers, reduce misery. There’s more to it than just shit managers, of course, but making a difference there seems so … doable.

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Matt's avatar

The thing about shit managers is that they often have shit managers themselves and work in organizations that incentivize shitness. I absolutely agree that if we could reduce the average shitness of managers then the world would be a great deal happier.

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NotJavierBardem's avatar

Yes, absolutely. The systems and structures of our orgs promote and sustain being a shit manager as an extremely viable way of being.

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