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Re: Servant leadership

#91
post #47

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Completely and utterly false. Even a slave owns his own mind and how it reacts to things. (Insert Stoic spiel here.) And it is best to cultivate a mind which is in accordance with the Serenity Prayer. Another thing entirely is what you formally own . I mean as in by-law, not some aspirational or motivational bullshit. And someone is trying to manipulate you if they try to foist the responsibilities of ownership onto…

I can’t tell if you’re agreeing with me, disagreeing with me, or both. Or neither. Mind clarifying?

I was making a cynical comment on management. You bust in out of nowhere and claim that I am making a case for being a “victim” in general. I correct your inappropriate extrapolation by stating that I was narrowly talking about what this one-weird-trick by managers is trying to achieve, which has exactly nothing to do with how one decides to govern ones attitude towards life. You then act confused when it turns out that I am not arguing for being a “victim”, a conclusion that you just pulled out of your ass.

And that's about four more sentences of extra clarification that none of your comments have even deserved.

Re: Servant leadership

#92
post #17

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The alternative is actual ownership.

Are you fine getting $0 salary for the year if your area of ownership doesn't do well that year?

What kind of ownership entails “salaries” based on “areas of ownership”? This just seems confused.

Of course! If you have ownership of something then you also bear the burden in case of loss or mismanagement. Blatantly obvious answer to a useless intended-as-rhetorical question.

Re: Servant leadership

#93
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I can’t tell if you’re agreeing with me, disagreeing with me, or both. Or neither. Mind clarifying?

I was making a cynical comment on management. You bust in out of nowhere and claim that I am making a case for being a “victim” in general. I correct your inappropriate extrapolation by stating that I was narrowly talking about what this one-weird-trick by managers is trying to achieve, which has exactly nothing to do with how one decides to govern ones attitude towards life. You then act confused when it turns out t…

It sounds like you desperately need a vacation. I wish you luck!

Re: Servant leadership

#94
post #93

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I was making a cynical comment on management. You bust in out of nowhere and claim that I am making a case for being a “victim” in general. I correct your inappropriate extrapolation by stating that I was narrowly talking about what this one-weird-trick by managers is trying to achieve, which has exactly nothing to do with how one decides to govern ones attitude towards life. You then act confused when it turns out t…

It sounds like you desperately need a vacation. I wish you luck!

Seems rather presumptuous.

Re: Servant leadership

#97

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> I would tell them pretty regularly that I work actually work for them Were they able to fire you?

Yes, by quitting.

Did you write that with a straight face? LOL

So your boss told you (or it was in your contract) that if all your reports quit, your job would be terminated? Did that ever happen to anyone in the company?

You’re attempting to redefine the verb “to fire” in a twisted way regardless

Re: Servant leadership

#98
post #96
post #86

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I think that's only for comments, but I'm not sure.

Can't everybody downvote comments?

I can't

The FAQ says "There are no down arrows on stories. They appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold, but never on direct replies."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

Re: Servant leadership

#99

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Yes, by quitting.

Did you write that with a straight face? LOL So your boss told you (or it was in your contract) that if all your reports quit, your job would be terminated? Did that ever happen to anyone in the company? You’re attempting to redefine the verb “to fire” in a twisted way regardless

My point was, if they quit, I would no longer be their boss. Why are you getting so worked up about this?

Re: Servant leadership

#100

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Did you write that with a straight face? LOL So your boss told you (or it was in your contract) that if all your reports quit, your job would be terminated? Did that ever happen to anyone in the company? You’re attempting to redefine the verb “to fire” in a twisted way regardless

My point was, if they quit, I would no longer be their boss. Why are you getting so worked up about this?

ah there we go, the ad hominem. Discussion over
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