|
Top-level
A badly misguided management paradigm divides operational units into "profit centers" and "cost centers." This, in turn, leads to badly misinformed managers thinking, "Hey, let's increase profits by getting rid of all the cost centers!" If a center isn't part of why your business is profitable, yes, get rid of it. But it was probably created in the first place because you needed it to make a profit. Tech support? Yes, if you use tech, then that's a profit center. 9 comments
 @Professor_Stevens @Infrogmation Fired from one firm for a huge fuck up? No problem, another will hire you and convince themselves it's a steal based on how much you got paid at that last job... that you fucked up. @Professor_Stevens @orionkidder @Infrogmation that assumes the primary purpose of all/most business is to make a monetary ptofit. @SergKoren @Professor_Stevens @Infrogmation I think it is the purpose of most business, but I also think it shouldn't be. @orionkidder @Professor_Stevens @Infrogmation It's still an assumption that needs to be stated. @SergKoren @Professor_Stevens @Infrogmation I'd agree, ultimately. Organizations do lots more than "business." @orionkidder @Professor_Stevens @Infrogmation Otherwise, people will believe that is the only way. @Professor_Stevens either way, you have not stated your assumptions. Your argument is, therefore, specious. |
Gregory's Server
@Professor_Stevens @Infrogmation And they will NEVER regard management itself as a "loss centre," but it very often is. At best, they're paid disproportionately to how much they (allegedly) generate, but class solidarity keeps them in high-paying jobs bc once you're A Boss, that's your identity (to them), so you'll get saved from your own incompetence over and over again.